The Maverick and the Machine: Governor Dan Walker Tells His Story Book

List of Illustrations     ix
Preface     xi
Introduction     1
A Tough Father, a Loving Wife, and a Growing Family     5
The War, Law School, and the U.S. Supreme Court     17
My Introduction to Machine Politics     27
The Underbelly of Machine Politics     41
My Political Baptism     48
Becoming an Independent Democrat     56
Becoming Controversial in Chicago     65
Marching with Rev. King and Taking On the Mob     75
Reporting on Urban Riots and Dealing with Daley     83
The Walker Report     91
Launching the Campaign for Governor     100
The Long Walk     108
The Good People of Southern Illinois     124
Blister Pains Balanced by Personal Pleasures     133
Stories of the Walk     145
The End of the 1,197-Mile Walk     158
Shaking a Million Hands     169
Election Night     180
Victory despite Nixon's Republican Landslide     187
The New, Tough Executive Orders     204
Fighting with Daley's Legislators     220
A Prison Riot and Midterm Election Victories     232
Losing in the 1976 Primary     249
A Dramatically New and Different Life     269
The Sad Trail to Jail     289
Suicidal Thoughts     303
More Travail and Finally Peace     309
Conclusion     319
Index     325