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- The La Follettes of Wisconsin: Love and Politics in Progressive America
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
The La Follettes of Wisconsin—Robert, Belle, and their children, Bob Jr., Phil, Fola, and Mary—are vividly brought to life in this collective biography of an American political family. As governor of Wisconsin (1901–06) and U.S. Senator (1906–25), "Fighting Bob" battled relentlessly for his Progressive vision of democracy—an idealistic mixture of informed citizenry and enlightened egalitarianism.
By contrast, the private man suffered from intense, isolated periods of depression and relied heavily on his family for survival. Together, "Old Bob" and his beloved wife, Belle Case La Follette—a lawyer, journalist, and Progressive leader in her own right—raised their children in the distinctly uncompromising La Follette tradition of challenging social and political ills. Fola became a campaigner for women's suffrage, Phil was governor of Wisconsin, and "Young Bob" became a U.S. senator.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-7
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xx
- 1. Belle and Bob (1879-1905)
- pp. 3-43
- 4. Fola: From Art to Activism (1904-1911)
- pp. 102-131
- 8. The Succession That Wasn't (1925-1941)
- pp. 277-310
- Epilogue: The War and After
- pp. 311-320
- Bibliography
- pp. 343-347
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299141332
Related ISBN(s)
9780299141301, 9780299141349
MARC Record
OCLC
862077754
Pages
384
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013