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The Maverick and the Machine
Dan Walker
其他書名
Governor Dan Walker Tells His Story
出版SIU Press, 2007-05-23
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalHistory / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)History / Modern / 20th Century / GeneralHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political Science / American Government / StatePolitical Science / Political Process / LeadershipPolitical Science / Political Process / General
ISBN08093275629780809327560
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Wg0t3JZzYKwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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