Dedication

To my parents, Rangvald and Doris Beito, with admiration and affection

Acknowledgments

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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Introduction

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INTRODUCTION

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1. Tax Resistance: Origins and Development

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CHAPTER    1 Tax Resistance:
Origins and Development

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2. Chicago: Portrait of a “Tax Racket”

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CHAPTER 2 Chicago: Portrait of a “Tax Racket”

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3. Taxpayers on Strike in Chicago

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CHAPTER 3 Taxpayers on Strike in Chicago

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4. Breaking the Chicago Tax Strike

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CHAPTER 4 Breaking the Chicago Tax Strike

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5. Selling the State: The National Pay Your Taxes Campaign

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CHAPTER 5 Selling the State: The National Pay Your Taxes Campaign

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Bankers and Reformers

6. Selling the State through Radio: “You and Your Government”

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CHAPTER 6 Selling the State through Radio: “You and Your Government”

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7. The Doldrums Set In: The Decline of the Tax Revolt

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CHAPTER 7 The Doldrums Set In:
The Decline of the Tax Revolt

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The Federal Role