The House That Madigan Built : The Record Run of Illinois' Velvet Hammer.
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- 9780252053481
- 973.92092
- F546
Cover Page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: The Long Reign -- Part I: The Legend -- 1 Remap Victory -- 2 White Sox Miracle -- 3 Operation Cobra -- Madigan Loses the Speakership -- Part II: Power Plays and Political Flops -- 4 Historic Impeachment -- 5 Partisan Math -- 6 The Art of Persuasion -- 7 Pension Failure -- Photographs -- Part III: A Career Political Leader -- 8 A Patronage Army -- 9 Madigan and Madigan -- 10 The Politics of Money -- Part IV: Cracks in the System -- 11 Turning Point -- 12 Ups and Downs -- 13 Shams? -- 14 Marty's Campaign -- Part V: The Fall -- 15 Himself -- 16 Public Official A -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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