Young Bob : A Biography of Robert M. la Follette, Jr
by MANEY PATRICK J.Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): Wisconsin Historical Society
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Summary
United States senator "Young Bob" La Follette entered politics as a young reformer in the shadow of his legendary father, "Fighting Bob" La Follette. He made his own mark as a key architect of Roosevelt's New Deal and as a champion of labor rights and civil liberties. But in 1946 he was unexpectedly unseated by Joseph McCarthy, whose rise to Cold War notoriety foreshadowed La Follette's despair and suicide in 1953. This new edition updates the only full scale biography of La Follette,Jr., the first to exploit his voluminous collection of personal papers. Patrick J. Maney makes clear that Young Bob's story is as relevant today as it was when he died. His life stands as dramatic evidence of how one of the most respected politicians of his time bridged the political spectrum and was admired by both liberals like FDR and Harry Truman and conservatives like Robert Taft and Richard Nixon.
Author Biography
Patrick J. Maney is Currently the chair of the history department at the University of South Carolina
Table of Contents
| Introduction to the Second Edition | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Early Years, 1895-1916 | p. 3 |
| The Crisis Years | p. 18 |
| Apprenticeship and Succession | p. 29 |
| The Youngest Senator | p. 41 |
| Coming into His Own | p. 53 |
| Fighting the Depression | p. 76 |
| La Follette and the New Deal | p. 110 |
| Founding the Progressive Party | p. 133 |
| The Pressures of Political Life | p. 149 |
| "Digging Out the Rats" | p. 170 |
| Temporary Alliance | p. 189 |
| Concluding the Investigation | p. 210 |
| Deadly Parallel | p. 226 |
| The Difficult War Years | p. 251 |
| Congressional Reorganization | p. 272 |
| Defeat | p. 287 |
| The Last Years, 1947-1953 | p. 305 |
| Bibliographical Note | p. 315 |
| Index | p. 325 |
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