Fighting Bob La Follette
Subtitle: the righteous reformer
By: Nancy C. Unger.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780870204265
Subjects: La Follette, Robert M. -- 1855-1925; United States. -- Congress. -- Senate -- Biography; Progressivism (United States politics); Legislators -- United States -- Biography; Governors -- Wisconsin -- Biography; United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933; Wisconsin -- Politics and government -- 1848-1950
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Originally published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beginnings : oh, my idolized father; title: Wars : my name is la follette; title: The university years : training for the duties of citizenship; title: Belle case la follette : woman's victory, woman's tragedy; title: La follette and the law : everything is not enough; title: Congressman la follette : so good a fellow even his enemies like him; title: Citizen la follette : forced into the fight; title: Governor la follette and the wisconsin idea : wisconsin is a happier and better state to live in; title: Senator la follette : the bogey-man of the senate; title: The burdens of a great name : you have set an almost unattainable goal for us; title: No longer the lonely man of the senate : the coming of a new order of things; title: Incident in philadelphia : la follette's political suicide; title: No surrender : one hardly knows whether to pity la follette or admire his bravery; title: World war i : a little group of willful men; title: Resurrection : time and events are bringing things your way at last; title: Final battles : i want to die with my boots on; title: Epilogue : a challenge to youth in america down all the future years.