The megastates of America : people, politics, and power in the ten great States - Peirce, Neal R. (New York : Norton, 1972)
New York; still the seat of Empire.--Massachusetts; a golden age?--New Jersey; in the shadows of Megalopolis.--Pennsylvania; twilight time?--Ohio: The middle class society.--Illinois and the mighty lakeside city: Where clout counts.--Michigan; auto empires and unions.--Florida: The man-made State.--Texas: land of the monied establishment.--California; the great Nation State.--Bibliography (p. [695]-716)
Keywords: State governments -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1971-1981.; United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980.