For the Good of the Order: Nick Coleman and the High Tide of Liberal Politics in Minnesota, 1971-1981

(Ramsey County Historical Society) In this biography of the late Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Nick Coleman, Milton traces Coleman’s rise from his Irish roots to becoming the first Democratic majority leader in the Minnesota State Senate since the state was granted statehood. The book includes a foreword by former Vice President Walter Mondale. Milton is also the author of The Fallen Nightingale.