New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne : The Man Who Couldn't Be Bought / Donald Linky

Author: Linky, Donald, 1946-
Published: Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2014]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 449 pages)

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This biography profiles Brendan Byrne, the New Jersey governor (1974-82) who overcame strong opposition to implement policies with widespread impact, including the state's first income tax, casino gambling, education reform, land-use preservation, and public transit.

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Byrne, Brendan T., 1924-2018
Since 1951
Governors—New Jersey—Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY—Historical
HISTORY—United States—State & Local—General
HISTORY—United States—State & Local—Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY—United States—State & Local—New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Governors
Politics and government
New Jersey—Politics and government—1951-
New Jersey—Politique et gouvernement—1951-
New Jersey

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Biographies

ISBN

9781611477436 ebook
1611477433
9781611477429 cloth : alk. paper
9781611477443 pbk. : alk. paper
1611477425
1611477441

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-411) and index.

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