The La Follettes Of Wisconsin
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Author |
: Bernard A. Weisberger |
Publisher |
: Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages |
: 396 |
Release |
: 1994-02-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0299141306 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780299141301 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The La Follettes of Wisconsin by : Bernard A. Weisberger
A collective biography of a prominent American political family, the La Follettes of Wisconsin, whose lives were inexorably linked with the Progressive movement.
Author |
: Nancy C. Unger |
Publisher |
: Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages |
: 410 |
Release |
: 2003-06-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807861028 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807861022 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fighting Bob La Follette by : Nancy C. Unger
Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette (1855-1925) was one of the most significant leaders of American progressivism. Nancy Unger integrates previously unknown details from La Follette's personal life with important events from his storied political career, revealing a complex man who was a compelling mixture of failure and accomplishment, tragedy and triumph. Serving as U.S. representative from 1885 to 1891, governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906, and senator from Wisconsin from 1906 to his death in 1925, La Follette earned the nickname "Fighting Bob" through his uncompromising efforts to reform both politics and society, especially by championing the rights of the poor, workers, women, and minorities. Based on La Follette family letters, diaries, and other papers, this biography covers the personal events that shaped the public man. In particular, Unger explores La Follette's 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 devoted and effective politicians.
Author |
: Patrick J. Maney |
Publisher |
: Wisconsin Historical Society |
Total Pages |
: 353 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780870203411 |
ISBN-13 |
: 087020341X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Young Bob by : Patrick J. Maney
He made his mark on national life as a key architect of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, a leading champion of labor rights and civil liberties, and author of legislation that endures to this present day." "Young Bob was one of the best senators in history but also one of the most tragic. In 1946, at the height of his national prominence, La Follette lost his Senate seat to Joseph McCarthy. Seven years later, with McCarthy very much on his mind, La Follette committed suicide."--BOOK JACKET.
Author |
: Bernard A. Weisberger |
Publisher |
: University of Wisconsin Pres |
Total Pages |
: 385 |
Release |
: 2013-12-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780299141349 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0299141349 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis The La Follettes of Wisconsin by : Bernard A. Weisberger
. An intimate portrait of the Progressive movement and the revealing, poignant story of a prominent American family, The La Follettes of Wisconsin will charm, fascinate, and entertain its readers.
Author |
: David Paul Thelen |
Publisher |
: Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0299106446 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780299106447 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Robert M. La Follette and the Insurgent Spirit by : David Paul Thelen
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
Author |
: Charles McCarthy |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105005402057 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Wisconsin Idea by : Charles McCarthy
Author |
: Jonathan Kasparek |
Publisher |
: Wisconsin Historical Society |
Total Pages |
: 351 |
Release |
: 2006-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780870203534 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0870203533 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fighting Son by : Jonathan Kasparek
Former Wisconsin governor Philip F. La Follette forged a political path characterized by his progressive, innovative vision. Growing up in the shadow of revered senator "Fighting Bob" La Follette made for a politically charged childhood and laid the groundwork for Phil's emergence as a powerful figure in Wisconsin politics. A gregarious and fiery politician, Phil's efforts led to the passage of the country's first unemployment compensation act, aid programs for workers and farmers, and the reorganization of state government. This approachable, comprehensive book traces La Follette's journey through public office as well as his life after the waning of the Progressive era. Phil La Follette’s is a history of continuing progressivism, of innovative solutions to social problems, and of loyalty to a political ethos that goes far beyond love of country. Kasparek's treatment of this Fighting Son is a monument not only to La Follette but to progressive politics in Wisconsin.
Author |
: Jørn Brøndal |
Publisher |
: University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages |
: 404 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0877320950 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780877320951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics by : Jørn Brøndal
Ethnic Leadership and Midwestern Politics investigates the notion of ethnic identity as it relates to Scandinavian Americans and political affiliations in Wisconsin, from 1890-1914. Jørn Brøndal traces the evolution of their political alliances as they move from an early patronage system to one of a more enlightened social awareness, prompted by the Wisconsin Progressives led by Robert M. La Follette. Brøndal's exceptionally thorough research and cogent arguments combine to explain the workings of a political system that accorded nationality a major role in politics at the expense of real political, social, and economic issues in the early 1890s, and how (and why) the Progressives determined to change that system. Brøndal explains the change by looking at several important Scandinavian-American institutions, including the church, mutual aid fraternities, the temperance movement, the Scandinavian-language press, political clubs, and labor and farmer organizations, showing how these institutions impacted the construction of a nascent sense of Scandinavian American national identity and made a lasting mark on the Scandinavian-American role in politics.
Author |
: Dan Kaufman |
Publisher |
: National Geographic Books |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2019-07-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393357257 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393357252 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Fall of Wisconsin by : Dan Kaufman
National bestseller "Masterful." —Jane Mayer, best-selling author of Dark Money The Fall of Wisconsin is a deeply reported, searing account of how the state’s progressive tradition was undone and Wisconsin itself turned into a laboratory for national conservatives bent on remaking the country. Neither sentimental nor despairing, the book tells the story of the systematic dismantling of laws protecting the environment, labor unions, voting rights, and public education through the remarkable battles of ordinary citizens fighting to reclaim Wisconsin’s progressive legacy.
Author |
: Genevieve G. McBride |
Publisher |
: Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0299140040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780299140045 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis On Wisconsin Women by : Genevieve G. McBride
On Wisconsin Women traces the role women played in reform movements, both in Wisconsin state politics and in its press. Women's news and opinions often appeared anonymously in abolitionist journals and other reform newspapers even before Wisconsin became a state in 1848. The first state newspaper published under a woman's name was boycotted and failed in 1853. But from the passage of the 14th amendment in 1866 to Wisconsin's ratification of the 19th amendment in 1919, women were never at a loss for words or a newspaper to print them. Women's news won a new respectability under feminine bylines and led to the historic victory for women's suffrage. McBride undertakes the task of considering feminist reform as a conceptual whole.