Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285) and index.
Contents:
Prologue: A tainted victory -- Tangled family roots -- Life unencumbered -- Political plunge -- Keeping secrets -- Guilty knowledge -- It is good to be king -- A season of success begins to fade -- A falling out and a fall from grace -- An investigation -- Testimony most telling -- In his own words -- The crane swoops in -- The ruling and the aftermath -- Let's try this again -- Seeking redemption -- Optimistic defeat -- The accidental Governor -- Shadow Governor -- See Ma run (again) -- Coming back (1927/1932) -- Twice the vice -- Sunset -- Cross, double cross -- The last act -- Not your average Ma and Pa.
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