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Fighting Bob La Follette : The Righteous Reformer

  • Fighting Bob La Follette : The Righteous Reformer

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    Nancy C. Unger

  • Publication Details

    Book, University of North Carolina Press, 2000

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      (LOWER LEVEL)  E664.L16 U4 2000         AVAILABLE

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    • "Based on La Follette family letters, diaries, and other papers, this biography includes startling details of La Foltette’s early childhood and the true story behind the "nervous breakdown" during his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 1912. Unger also covers La Follette’s spirited opposition to American entry into World War I and his third-party bid for the presidency in 1924. She also explores his relationship with his remarkable wife, feminist Belle Case La Follette, and with his sons, both of whom succeeded him in politics. The La Follette who emerges from this retelling is an imperfect yet appealing man who deserves to be remembered as one of the United States’ most important politicians."–BOOK JACKET

  • Contents

    • 1.Beginnings : oh, my idolized father
    • |g2.Civil wars : my name is La Follette
    • |g3. Theuniversity years : training for the duties of citizenship
    • |g4.Belle Case La Follette : woman’s victory, woman’s tragedy
    • |g5. LaFollette and the law : everything is not enough
    • |g6. Congressman La Follette : so good a fellow even his enemies like him
    • |g7.Citizen La Follette : forced into the fight
    • |g8.Governor La Follette and the Wisconsin idea : Wisconsin is a happier and better state to live in
    • |g9.Senator La Follette : the bogey-man of the Senate
    • |g10. Theburdens of a great name : you have set an almost unattainable goal for us
    • |g11.No longer the lonely man of the Senate : the coming of a new order of things
    • |g12.Incident in Philadelphia : La Follette’s political suicide
    • |g13.No surrender : one hardly knows whether to pity La Follette or admire his bravery
    • |g14. World War I : a little group of willful men
    • |g15. Resurrection : time and events are bringing things your way at last
    • |g16.Final battles : I want to die with my boots on

  • ISBN

    • 080782545x
    • 080782545x

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