Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleThe Early Years of the Administrative State: Was There a “Second State”?AuthorsRaadschelders, Jos C. N.AbstractThe article reviews the book "To Enlarge the Machinery of Government: Congressional Debates and the Growth of the American State, 1858-1891," by Williamjames Hull Hoffer.SubjectsTO Enlarge the Machinery of Government: Congressional Debates &; the Growth of the American State 1858-1891 (Book); HOFFER, Williamjames Hull; HISTORY of states in the United States; NONFICTIONPublicationPublic Administration Review, 2008, Vol 68, Issue 5, p945ISSN0033-3352Publication typeBook ReviewDOI10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00939.x