America's political inventors: the lost art of legislation

10 Byron Hanke and the Residential Community Association; Conclusion: The Way Forward; Notes; Introduction; 1. John Locke and Southern Plantations; 2. John Winthrop and the New England Town; 3. Thomas Jefferson and the Midwestern Township; 4. Albert Gallatin and Municipal Enterprise; 5. William Leggett and the General Incorporation Laws; 6. Justin Morrill and Land Grant Colleges; 7. John Wesley Powell and Western Public Lands; 8. Joseph Pulitzer and Municipal Home Rule; 9. Hugh Hammond Bennett and Soil Conservation Districts; 10. Byron Hanke and the Residential Community Association; Conclusion: The Way Forward; Bibliography.

Introduction -- 1. John Locke and Southern plantations -- 2. John Winthrop and the New England town -- 3. Thomas Jefferson and the Midwestern township -- 4. Albert Gallatin and municipal enterprise -- 5. William Leggett and the general incorporation laws -- 6. Justin Morrill and land grant colleges -- 7. John Wesley Powell and Western public lands -- 8. Joseph Pulitzer and municipal home rule -- 9. Hugh Hammond Bennett and soil conservation districts -- 10. Byron Hanke and the residential community association -- Conclusion: the way forward.