Payoffs in the cloakroom : the greening of the Michigan Legislature, 1938-1946 / Bruce A. Rubenstein, Lawrence E. Ziewacz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubenstein, Bruce A. (Bruce Alan)

Contributor:

Ziewacz, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Edward)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Michigan--History--20th century.

Political corruption.

Michigan--Politics and government--1837-1950.

Michigan.

Michigan. Legislature--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 279 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Payoffs in the Cloakroom is a spellbinding follow-up to Rubenstein and Ziewacz's critically acclaimed Three Bullets Sealed His Lips. Three Bullets brought to life new evidence on the 1945 murder of Michigan Senator Warren Hooper. Payoffs in the Cloakroom takes up where Three Bullets left off, unraveling a complex web of political corruption and dirty state politics. In the process, the authors demonstrate that Senator Hooper was murdered to prevent his grand jury testimony against republican boss Frank McKay, who was facing bribery charges.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: The Den of Corruption; Chapter Two: Charlie and His Little Black Book; Chapter Three: ""I Never Dreamed of Murder""; Chapter Four: ""Fitz"" Takes The Fall; Chapter Five: An Aye for a Tooth; Chapter Six: ""Them Bones, Them Bones""; Chapter Seven: ""Won't Somebody Bet on the Bay?""; Chapter Eight: Strike Three - McKay's Not Out; Chapter Nine: ...But Sigler Is; Chapter Ten: Charlie Takes the Fifth; Epilogue; Endnotes ; Bibliographic Note; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-267) and index.

ISBN:

1-62895-204-0

0-87013-950-9

OCLC:

623961031