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Author James L. Merriner

"A gripping factual account"…"his history sings"…"carries heft and weight"…"[a] rollicking account"…"seamless prose"…"scrupulously fair and accurate"…"graphic and readable detail"…"mandatory reading for anyone interested in contemporary American politics."

Slate Magazine

The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime Grafters and Goo Goos: Corruption and Reform in Chicago, 1833-2003 Mr. Chairman: Power in Dan Rostenkowski's America