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200 14$aThe gentleman from Illinois$b[electronic resource] $estories from forty years of elective public service /$fAlan J. Dixon ; with a foreword by Taylor Pensoneau
210   $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$d2013
215   $a1 online resource (384 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe early years -- Serving in the Illinois State House -- An Illinois state senator -- Treasurer and Secretary of State -- U.S. Senator Alan J. Dixon -- Going home.
330   $aIn 1993, Alan J. Dixon's political career came to an end with a defeat-the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer and secretary of state, and concluded his political career as a U.S. senator. The Gentleman from Illinois is an insider's account of Illinois politics in the second half of the twentieth century, providing readers with fascinating stories about the people he encountered and events he participated i
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