The Maverick and the Machine: Governor Dan Walker Tells His Story - Couverture souple

Walker, Dan

 
9780809334667: The Maverick and the Machine: Governor Dan Walker Tells His Story
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ISBN 10 : 0809334666 ISBN 13 : 9780809334667
Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 2015

Synopsis

A reformer who was always colorful, provocative, and controversial, Dan Walker became a political maverick, taking on Mayor Richard J. Daley's vaunted Chicago machine and the powerful incumbent Richard Ogilvie to become the governor of Illinois. The Maverick and the Machine tells the dramatic story of Walker's rise from dirt-poor beginnings to the pinnacle of power in Illinois and his conviction on charges of bank fraud that landed him in federal prison. This frank volume also probes the inner sanctum of the governorship and reviews the investigations of Governor Blagojevich's administration and the criminal trial of former governor George Ryan.

Best Memoir of 2008, San Diego Book Awards
Illinois State Historical Society Certificate of Excellence, 2008

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À propos de l?auteur

Dan Walker (1922-2015), a naval officer during World War II and the Korean War, worked in Chicago as a trial lawyer and business executive before serving as governor of Illinois from 1973 to 1977.

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Éditeur
Southern Illinois University Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0809334666
ISBN 13 
9780809334667
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
376
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780809327560: The Maverick and the Machine: Govenor Dan Walker Tells His Story

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0809327562 ISBN 13 :  9780809327560
Editeur : Southern Illinois University Press, 2007
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