Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer
- ISBN-10
- 080782545X
- ISBN-13
- 9780807825457
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 393
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ of North Carolina Press
- Authors
- Nancy C. Unger, Professor of History Nancy C Unger
Description
A straightfoward, honest portrayal of one of the great leaders of the American "progressivism" movement shows this U.S. senator as he carves out his reputation as "Fighting Bob" in the trenches fighting for the rights of women, minorities, and the poor.
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- 2003-06-19
- 408 pages
- Ebook
- Univ of North Carolina Press
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