La Follettes of Wisconsin : Love and Politics in Progressive America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisberger, Bernard A., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Progressivism (United States politics).

United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.

La Follette family.

La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.

La Follette, Robert M.

La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.

La Follette, Belle Case.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

Madison, WI, USA University of Wisconsin Press 20131101

Language Note:

English

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: Weisberger, Bernard A., 1922- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1994

ISBN:

9780299141332

0299141330

OCLC:

868975640