A rage for justice the passion and politics of Phillip Burton - Jacobs, John 1950-2000 (University of California Press, 1995)
Contents: Beginnings – Beaten by a dead man – Chinatown and the battle for Potrero Hill – Firecrackers and farm workers – AB 59 – The cockatoo's head – Capitol Hill at last – The "Burton machine" – "Eating Italian" and the politics of black lung – The legislator – The path to power – Revolution in the House – Triumph at home – One vote – Comebacks and tall trees – Park barrel – Proxy fights and more parks – Your mother's arms – Ain't that a bitch! – The man who would be speaker – Epilogue – Notes – Bibliography – Index