Man of His Word The Life and Times of Nevada's Senator William J. Raggio

Name: Man of His Word The Life and Times of Nevada's Senator William J. Raggio
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ISBN: 9781555716806

ISBN-10: 1555716806

ISBN-13: 9781555716806

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael Archer

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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: L & R Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 5/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 672
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 2.25" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Peter Sestoft is a Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Java Precisely and C# Precisely, both published by the MIT Press.



Introduction


Preface


Foreword


Prologue


Avansino


The Washoe


Ben Raggio


Reno


Wingfield


Cardelli


ï¿½Little Billyï¿½ Raggio


Formative Years


On His Own


Learning the Law


Ernest Brown


Practicing the Law


Deputy District Attorney


McCarran


Prostitution in Nevada


District Attorney Raggio


Conforte


Organized Crime


Corruption


Thayne Archibald


Robert ï¿½Sandmanï¿½ Williams


Joseph Miles Walker


Lester Morford, III


Reelection


Thomas Lee Bean


Raggio's Raiders


ï¿½Everybody Seemed to Know Himï¿½


Ol' Blue Eyes


National District Attorneys Association


The Political Waters (1964-1968)


Jimmy Ing


Family


U.S. Senate Race (1968)


U.S. Senate Race (1970)


Private Life (1971-1972)


State Senate (1973)


Race for Lieutenant Governor (1974)


Learning to Make Law (1975-1977)


Gaming Lawyer


Lobbyists


Tax Reform and Sagebrush Rebels (1979)


An Old Foe (1981)


Plight of the Citizen Legislator (1983)


Judge Harry Claiborne Trial(1984)


Not One to Hold a Grudge (1985)


Majority Floor Leader (1987)


Pension Fiasco (1989)


The Session from Hell (1991)


The American Legislative Exchange Council


ï¿½A Fiscally Prudent Approachï¿½ (1993)


The Purse Strings (1995)


Master of the Endgame (1997)


Pain and Partisanship (1998-1999)


Redistricting: An Opportunity Missed (2001)


Caucus Revolt (2003)


Good Compromises (2005)


An Air of Incivility (2007)


Challenge from the Right (2008-2009)


The Price of Conscience (2010)


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Appendices


Chapter Notes


Sources/Bibliography


Index