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The maverick and the machine : Governor Dan Walker tells his story / Dan Walker ; edited by Peggy Lang.
Van Pelt Library F546.4.W35 A3 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Daniel, 1922-2015.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walker, Daniel, 1922-2015.
- Walker, Daniel.
- Governors--Illinois--Biography.
- Governors.
- Illinois.
- Illinois--Politics and government--1951-.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 338 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- 1 A Tough Father, a Loving Wife, and a Growing Family 5
- 2 The War, Law School, and the U.S. Supreme Court 17
- 3 My Introduction to Machine Politics 27
- 4 The Underbelly of Machine Politics 41
- 5 My Political Baptism 48
- 6 Becoming an Independent Democrat 56
- 7 Becoming Controversial in Chicago 65
- 8 Marching with Rev. King and Taking On the Mob 75
- 9 Reporting on Urban Riots and Dealing with Daley 83
- 10 The Walker Report 91
- 11 Launching the Campaign for Governor 100
- 12 The Long Walk 108
- 13 The Good People of Southern Illinois 124
- 14 Blister Pains Balanced by Personal Pleasures 133
- 15 Stories of the Walk 145
- 16 The End of the 1,197-Mile Walk 158
- 17 Shaking a Million Hands 169
- 18 Election Night 180
- 19 Victory despite Nixon's Republican Landslide 187
- 20 The New, Tough Executive Orders 204
- 21 Fighting with Daley's Legislators 220
- 22 A Prison Riot and Midterm Election Victories 232
- 23 Losing in the 1976 Primary 249
- 24 A Dramatically New and Different Life 269
- 25 The Sad Trail to Jail 289
- 26 Suicidal Thoughts 303
- 27 More Travail and Finally Peace 309.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780809327560
- 0809327562
- OCLC:
- 72698522
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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