| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Newspaper Years, 1948-55; 1. A Youthful Ink-Stained Wretch -- 2. Crusader and Politician; 3. Elective Office Beckons; Part Two: Climbing the Political Mountains, 1955-66; 4. Racetrack Runaround; 5. Corruption in Springfield; 6. Newspaper Mogul; 7. Spreading His Words; Part Three: Rapid Rise, Sudden Fall, 1966-72; 8. The Big Bounce; Gallery; 9. An Agent of Great Change; 10. A Louder Voice; 11. Reaching for the Ring; Part Four: Beyond Defeat, 1972-97; 12. Interregnum; 13. The Comeback; 14. Full Redemption; Conclusions |
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NotesBibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover |
| Summary |
With Paul Simon: The Political Journey of an Illinois Original, author Robert E. Hartley presents the first thorough, objective volume on the journalistic and political career of one of Illinois's most respected public figures. Hartley's detailed account offers a fully rounded portrait of a man whose ideals and tenacity not only spurred reform on both state and national levels during his celebrated forty-year career but also established the lasting legacy of a political legend. Simon first became a public figure at the age of nineteen, when he assumed th |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Simon, Paul, 1928-2003
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| SUBJECT |
Simon, Paul, 1928-2003 fast |
| Subject |
United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Congress. Senate fast |
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
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Legislators
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Politics and government
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Illinois -- Politics and government -- 1951- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064311
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Illinois -- Biography
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Illinois
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009000537 |
| ISBN |
9781441645036 |
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1441645039 |
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9780809386772 |
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0809386771 |
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