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02847aam a2200493 i 4500 001 FBDB35D4083E11EABF3FA51A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20191116010051 008 180919s2019 ncua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2018044670 020 $a 0786498277 020 $a 9780786498277 035 $a (OCoLC)1030495953 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E748.M14857 $b M85 2019 100 1 $a Mulligan, Debra A., $d 1960- $e author. 245 10 $a Democratic Repairman : $b The Political Life of J. Howard McGrath / $c Debra A. Mulligan. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a xiii, 319 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-312) and index. 505 0 $a Cheers to Eire: Irish immigration -- A young man in a hurry -- With Howard, Howard comes first -- Murder and mayhem in New England -- Fast track vs. race track -- The wiretapping case: Is nothing sacred -- McGrath and the Quonset summer colonists -- McGrath's ticket to the top -- McGrath and FDR's second bill of rights -- A vote for the veterans -- The quest to place the displaced -- He's just "wild about Harry" -- He'll sink or swim with Harry". 520 $a "As governor of Rhode Island, J. Howard McGrath oversaw the passage of social legislation aimed at improving the lives of his constituents during the dark days of World War II. This biography traces the rise and fall of a politician who achieved notable success yet ultimately fell victim to his appetite for power, fame and fortune"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a McGrath, J. Howard $q (James Howard), $d 1903-1966. 610 10 $a United States. $b Senate $b Senate $v Biography. 600 17 $a McGrath, J. Howard $q (James Howard), $d 1903-1966. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00229577 610 17 $a United States. $b Senate. $b Senate. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00530422 650 0 $a Legislators $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Cabinet officers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Governors $z Rhode Island $v Biography. 651 0 $a Rhode Island $x Politics and government $y 1865-1950. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1945-1989. 650 7 $a Cabinet officers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00843535 650 7 $a Governors. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00945704 650 7 $a Legislators. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00995828 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Rhode Island. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204599 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1865-1989 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017024120.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FBDB35D4083E11EABF3FA51A97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search