Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit

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1st Edition, 20 cm, 211 pages

English language

Published Dec. 6, 1976 by Little, Brown.

OCLC Number:
2005397

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Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit is a closely argued, lively, and readable biography of the central figure in the American Progressive movement. Wisconsin's "Fighting Bob" La Follette embodied the heart of Progressive sentiment and principle. He was a powerful force in shaping national political events between the eras of Populism and the New Deal

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Subjects

  • La Follette, Robert M. 1855-1925
  • United States. Congress -- Biography
  • Progressivism (United States politics)
  • Legislators -- United States -- Biography
  • United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933
  • Roosevelt Through Truman Administrations