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William H. Rentschler

Born: Hamilton, Ohio
Died: 2009 in Hamilton, Ohio

Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Lived in Lake Forest, Illinois, for most of his life.

Biography: Mr. Rentschler was twice a Republican U.S. Senate candidate, in 1960 and 1970, unsuccessful both times. In 1968, he headed the winning re-election campaign for Richard Nixon in Illinois. After the election, Mr. Rentschler served as a special advisor to President Nixon's National Program for Voluntary Action in Washington, DC.


Awards:
  • Nominated for Pulitzer prize.

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

William H. Rentschler on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=william+h.+rentschler


Selected Titles

  Goldwater :
ISBN: 0585352615 OCLC: 47010830

Contemporary Books, Lincolnwood, Ill. : ©2000.

  Live each new day /
ISBN: 0913617148 OCLC: 25642382

Highlander Press, Evanston, Ill. : ©1992.

The paper sword of Bill Rentschler /
ISBN: 0914091980 OCLC: 14413067

Chicago Review Press, Chicago : ©1987.

 

 

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