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Call Me Mike: A Political Biography of Michael V. Disalle
Richard G Zimmerman
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Description for Call Me Mike: A Political Biography of Michael V. Disalle
Hardcover. A political biography of Michael V. DiSalle, who was elected to his first and only term as governor in one of Ohio's most contentious elections, which resulted in the Democrats winning most statewide offices and gaining control of the Ohio General Assembly. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Michael V. DiSalle was elected to his first and only term as governor in one of Ohio's most contentious elections, which featured a ferocious battle over the so-called ""Right-to-Work"" issue, a union-busting constitutional amendment placed on the ballot over the objections of Republican party professionals by fanatic conservative business interests. As a result, Democrats won most statewide offices and briefly gained control of the Ohio General Assembly. During his term, which ran from his inauguration in January 1959 to January 1963, when Republican James Rhodes replaced him, DiSalle passed sorely needed tax increases, but he was less successful in his ... Read more
Michael V. DiSalle was elected to his first and only term as governor in one of Ohio's most contentious elections, which featured a ferocious battle over the so-called ""Right-to-Work"" issue, a union-busting constitutional amendment placed on the ballot over the objections of Republican party professionals by fanatic conservative business interests. As a result, Democrats won most statewide offices and briefly gained control of the Ohio General Assembly. During his term, which ran from his inauguration in January 1959 to January 1963, when Republican James Rhodes replaced him, DiSalle passed sorely needed tax increases, but he was less successful in his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873387552
SKU
V9780873387552
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About Richard G Zimmerman
Richard G. Zimmerman is a freelance writer and lives in Washington, D.C.. He was bureau chief and national correspondent in Washington, D.C. for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Ohio Statehouse correspondent and columnist for a chain of newspapers in Ohio. He is the author of Call Me Mike: A Political Biography of Michael V. DiSalle (The Kent State University Press, ... Read more
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