An edition of The maverick and the machine
(2015)
The maverick and the machine
Governor Dan Walker tells his story
Paperback edition.
by Daniel Walker
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Governors, Politics and government, Biography, Governors, united states, Illinois, politics and governmentPeople
Daniel Walker (1922-2015)Places
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The maverick and the machine: Governor Dan Walker tells his story
2015, Southern Illinois University Press
in English
- Paperback edition.
0809334666 9780809334667
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Table of Contents
A tough father, a loving wife, and a growing family
The war, law school, and the U.S. Supreme Court
My introduction to machine politics
The underbelly of machine politics
My political baptism
Becoming an independent democrat
Becoming controversial in Chicago
Marching with Rev. King and taking on the mob
Reporting on urban riots and dealing with Daley
The Walker Report
Launching the campaign for governor
The long walk
The good people of southern Illinois
Blister pains balanced by personal pleasures
Stories of the walk
The end of the 1,197-mile walk
Shaking a million hands
Election night
Victory despite Nixon's republican landslide
The new, tough executive orders
Fighting with Daley's legislators
A prison riot and midterm election victories
Losing in the 1976 primary
A dramatically new and different life
The sad trail to jail
Suicidal thoughts
More travail and finally peace.
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