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Where the evidence leads : an autobiography / Dick Thornburgh.

Title
Where the evidence leads : an autobiography / Dick Thornburgh.
Author
Thornburgh, Dick
Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010

Holdings

Details

Description
xii, 419 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Uniform Title
Project Muse UPCC books
Subject
  • Attorneys general > United States > Biography
  • Thornburgh, Dick
Note
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Beginnings -- Tragedy and recovery -- Running for office -- Federal prosecutor -- Serving in Washington, D.C. -- Running for governor : the primary -- The victory! -- A rough start : Three Mile Island -- Reshaping Pennsylvania's economy -- A governor's agenda -- The politics of the governorship -- Harvard and a return to Washington -- Battling white-collar crime -- Crime-fighting in the Department of Justice -- A global effort -- The ADA and other domestic endeavors -- Criticisms : fair and unfair -- Running for the Senate -- A sojourn at the United Nations -- Return to the law and other pursuits -- Investigations, litigation and other legal capers.
ISBN
  • 9780822961123 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 0822961121 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
^^2011414090