Includes bibliographical references (pages 664-666) and index.
Chaos in the Senate -- Famine, wind, and barley -- From St. Columba to the Pacific war (1925-1945) -- From "Mister Tommy" to the "Senator from Ramsey" (1945-1962) -- Civil war in the DFL (1963-1967) -- Fratricide over the Vietnam War (1968) -- The twilight of conservative control (1969) -- The campaign for governor (1970) -- Miracles (1971-1972) -- Leading the majority (1973-1975) -- The Minnesota massacre (1976-1978) -- Adagio at the capitol (1978-1979) -- Judging a society (1979-1980) -- Time to leave (1980-1981) -- Afterword