History book examines Madison government

The La Follette Institute has published a book titled “Madison, An Administration History of Wisconsin’s Capital City 1929-79.”

Authors are Clara Penniman, UW–Madison political science professor emeritus, and Paula White, project manager for the National Institute for Science Education, housed in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research.

This manuscript is the result of more than a decade of research on the administrative units of the city of Madison. The developments within each major city division are discussed in terms of how they influenced the politics and administration of the city from 1929 to 1979.

This volume is intended to serve not only as a valuable reference tool on the city of Madison but also as a resource on the historical development of city government in general.