The Rise of the States

A noted historian explores the development of U.S. State governments from the end of the 19th century to the so-called renaissance of States in the 20th.   It is a common misperception that America’s state governments were lethargic backwaters before suddenly stirring to life in the 1980s. In The Rise of the States , Jon C. Teaford presents a very different picture. Teaford shows how state governments were continually adapting and expanding throughout the past century, assuming new responsi