| Description |
xiii, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-370) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Beginnings : oh, my idolized father -- 2. Civil wars : my name is La Follette -- 3. The university years : training for the duties of citizenship -- 4. Belle Case La Follette : woman's victory, woman's tragedy -- 5. La Follette and the law : everything is not enough -- 6. Congressman La Follette : so good a fellow even his enemies like him -- 7. Citizen La Follette : forced into the fight -- 8. Governor La Follette and the Wisconsin idea : Wisconsin is a happier and better state to live in -- 9. Senator La Follette : the bogey-man of the Senate -- 10. The burdens of a great name : you have set an almost unattainable goal for us -- 11. No longer the lonely man of the Senate : the coming of a new order of things -- 12. Incident in Philadelphia : La Follette's political suicide -- 13. No surrender : one hardly knows whether to pity La Follette or admire his bravery -- 14. World War I : a little group of willful men -- 15. Resurrection : time and events are bringing things your way at last -- 16. Final battles : I want to die with my boots on. |
| Subject |
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.
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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933.
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United States. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1865-1933 |
| Subject |
Progressivism (United States politics)
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Progressivism (United States politics) |
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Wisconsin -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950.
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Wisconsin. |
| Chronological Term |
1848-1950 |
| Subject |
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Legislators. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
United States. Congress. Senate -- Biography.
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United States. Congress. Senate. |
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Governors -- Wisconsin -- Biography.
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Governors. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
080782545X alkaline paper |
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