Rod Searle Book: Minnesota Standoff. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9 1/4". Description: yellow glossy card stock cover with graphic caricatures of two men on a see-saw balanced on the dome of the Minnesota Capitol building; contents: 139 pages explaining the 1978-1979 political deadlock that arose within the Minnesota House of Representatives when the election of that year resulted in an equal number of representatives from both parties; the author recounts how the negotiation was worked through over a period of about three months. Personalized on title page: "To Einer--who urged me to run, gave me support and advice to enable me to serve for 24 years in the House. Thanks. Rod Searle".
