Golden: How Rod Blagojevich Talked Himself Out of the Governor's Office and Into Prison

by John Chase and Jeff Coen

Book Overview

No one did political corruption quite like Rod Blagojevich. The 40th governor of Illinois made international headlines in 2008 when he was roused from his bed and arrested by the FBI at his Chicago home. He was accused of running the state government as a criminal racket and, most shockingly, caught on tape trying to barter away President-elect Barack Obama's US Senate seat. Most politicians would hunker down, stay quiet, and fight the federal case...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569763399
• ISBN13: 9781569763391
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"