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Walker Daniel <1922-> |
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The maverick and the machine [[electronic resource] ] : Governor Dan Walker tells his story / / Dan Walker ; edited by Peggy Lang |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, c2007 |
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1 online resource (379 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Governors - Illinois |
Illinois Politics and government 1951- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Cover; Jacket Flaps; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. A Tough Father, a Loving Wife, and a Growing Family; 2. The War, Law School, and the U.S. Supreme Court; 3. My Introduction to Machine Politics; 4. The Underbelly of Machine Politics; 5. My Political Baptism; 6. Becoming an Independent Democrat; 7. Becoming Controversial in Chicago; 8. Marching with Rev. King and Taking On the Mob; 9. Reporting on Urban Riots and Dealing with Daley; 10. The Walker Report; Gallery of Illustrations; 11. Launching the Campaign for Governor; 12. The Long Walk |
13. The Good People of Southern Illinois14. Blister Pains Balanced by Personal Pleasures; 15. Stories of the Walk; 16. The End of the 1,197-Mile Walk; 17. Shaking a Million Hands; 18. Election Night; 19. Victory despite Nixon's Republican Landslide; 20. The New, Tough Executive Orders; 21. Fighting with Daley's Legislators; 22. A Prison Riot and Midterm Election Victories; 23. Losing in the 1976 Primary; 24. A Dramatically New and Different Life; 25. The Sad Trail to Jail; 26. Suicidal Thoughts; 27. More Travail and Finally Peace; Conclusion; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover |
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A reformer who was always colorful, provocative, and controversial, Dan Walker became a political maverick, winning two tough elections to become governor of Illinois. Having once sat at the pinnacle of power in |
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Illinois as the state's chief executive, Walker later found himself behind the bars of a federal prison following his conviction on charges of bank fraud. The Maverick and the Machine tells the dramatic story of Walker's rise from dirt-poor beginnings to successful trial lawyer, business executive, and governor of Illinois and then to the fall that sent him to prison. Disclosed for the |
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