03424nam 2200589Ia 450 991082385030332120200520144314.00-8093-8756-5(CKB)2550000001106336(EBL)1354668(OCoLC)856870496(SSID)ssj0000950413(PQKBManifestationID)11607232(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950413(PQKBWorkID)11005930(PQKB)10033898(MiAaPQ)EBC1354668(OCoLC)608170585(MdBmJHUP)muse30109(Au-PeEL)EBL1354668(CaPaEBR)ebr10739209(CaONFJC)MIL506694(EXLCZ)99255000000110633620061002d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe maverick and the machine Governor Dan Walker tells his story /Dan Walker ; edited by Peggy LangCarbondale Southern Illinois University Pressc20071 online resource (379 p.)Includes index.0-8093-2756-2 1-299-75443-0 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 Walk13. 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 CoverA 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 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 theGovernorsIllinoisBiographyIllinoisPolitics and government1951-Governors977.3/043092BWalker Daniel1922-1630143Lang Peggy1630144MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823850303321The maverick and the machine3968272UNINA