Young Bob

by Maney, Patrick J.

• ISBN13: 9780870203404
• ISBN10: 0870203401
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society

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 the chair of the history department at the University of South Carolina and the author of The Roosevelt Presence: The Life and Legacy of FDR.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Second Edition	xi
Introduction	1	(2)
The Early Years, 1895-1916	3	(15)
The Crisis Years	18	(11)
Apprenticeship and Succession	29	(12)
The Youngest Senator	41	(12)
Coming into His Own	53	(23)
Fighting the Depression	76	(34)
La Follette and the New Deal	110	(23)
Founding the Progressive Party	133	(16)
The Pressures of Political Life	149	(21)
``Digging Out the Rats''	170	(19)
Temporary Alliance	189	(21)
Concluding the Investigation	210	(16)
Deadly Parallel	226	(25)
The Difficult War Years	251	(21)
Congressional Reorganization	272	(15)
Defeat	287	(18)
The Last Years, 1947-1953	305	(10)
Bibliographical Note	315	(10)
Index	325

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