William Donald Schaefer
Subtitle: a political biography
By: C. Fraser Smith.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
Subjects: Schaefer, William Donald.; Maryland. Comptroller's Office -- Biography.; Governors -- Maryland -- Biography.; Mayors -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Biography.; Maryland -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Baltimore's "Do It Now" mayor, two-term Maryland governor, and recently elected comptroller of the treasury, William Donald Schaefer may be the most colorful character ever to play on the Free State's political stage - though competition for the honor is intense.

In this readable account, Fraser Smith explores the formative influences, backroom deals, personal relationships, quirky Baltimorisms, vicious fights, civic pride, splashes in the National Aquarium seal pool, victories, defeats, draws - everything that makes Schaefer's career colorful and that helps us to understand the man himself."--BOOK JACKET.

"William Donald Schaefer: A Political Biography will fascinate Maryland voters, appeal to students of twentieth-century America, and engage anyone who loves a good story well told."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.