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The Gentleman from Illinois : Stories from Forty Years of Elective Public Service /
In 1993, Alan J. Dixon's political career came to an end with a defeat - the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state tr...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
[2013]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1993, Alan J. Dixon's political career came to an end with a defeat - the first one in his forty-three years of elected service. Beginning his legislative career in 1950 as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dixon also served in the Illinois State Senate, worked as state treasurer and secretary of state, and concluded his political career as a U.S. senator. This book is an insider's account of Illinois politics in the second half of the twentieth century, providing readers with fascinating stories about the people he encountered and events he participated in and witnessed during his four decades of service. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (381 pages): illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780809332618 |