Joseph S. Miller

The Wicked Wine of Democracy

A Memoir of a Political Junkie, 1948-1995

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Produktbeschreibung

A candid account by a 1950s political operative and shrewd lobbyist

Produktdetails

• The Wicked Wine of Democracy
• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 148mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780295992327
• ISBN-10: 0295992328
• Artikelnr.: 35560582

Autorenporträt

Joseph S. Miller is a retired lobbyist living in Washington, D.C. Miller wrote and edited for the Lewiston Morning Tribune, Boise Daily Statesman, Oregon Journal, and Seattle Post-Intelligencer before beginning his career as a media consultant for political campaigns and a lobbyist for a variety of unions and associations.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword / Shelby Scates
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. A Political Junkie
2. Something Special - Dick Neuberger
3. Maggie and the Tiger
4. Frosty
5. Prox
6. Winning Big
7. Revenge in Kentucky
8. Hawaiian Odysseys
9. A State That Time Forgot
10. Outside on the Inside
11. The Campaign and Aftermath
12. A Lobbyist Is a Lobbyist Is a Lobbyist
13. No Vestal Virgin in the Whorehouse
14. The Spotted Owl and Other Varmints
15. Mike's "Fish Bowl"
16. Pirates of Pork
17. Strike! Strike! Strike!
18. Battle of the "Black Hats"
19. The Wicked Wine of the Democratic Process
20. Reflections
A Word about Sources
Index