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A History of American City Government, 2 vols. By Ernest S. Griffith. (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1974. Vol. I: The Conspicuous Failure, 1870–1900. Pp. 308. $10.00; Vol. II: The Progressive Years and Their Aftermath, 1900–1920. Pp. 352. $10.00.)