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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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Autor principal: Dixon, Alan J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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