The Maverick and the Machine: Governor Dan Walker Tells His Story (Illinois Lives) - Softcover

Walker, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0809334666 ISBN 13: 9780809334667

Publisher: Southern Illinois University Pr, 2016

Synopsis

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 dirtpoor 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

About this title

About the Author

Dan Walker, a naval officer during World War II and the Korean War, worked in Chicago as a trial lawyer and business executive before becoming governor of Illinois from 1973 to 1977. The author of a number of awardwinning books, he currently lives in the San Diego area.

Edition details

• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Pr
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809334666
• ISBN 13: 9780809334667
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376