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"Now in paperback with a new preface, this comprehensive biography weaves the triumph and the tragedy of the public and private lives of the most famous of Wisconsin leaders, Robert ""Fighting Bob"" La Follette. As a U.S. representative, governor of Wisconsin, and U.S. Senator, La Follette's political legacies have been long lasting; among them are the election of senators by constituents, creation of the Department of Labor and the Federal Trade Commission, women's suffrage, and workers' compensation.Through the personal letters, diaries, and documents of the La Follette family, Unger uses the private life of La Follette as a means for understanding the public figure. Thoroughly researched and documented, Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer is a testament to the progressive tradition in Wisconsin and its premier leader."

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The ideas of La Follette and his fellow progressives are our best hope for countering the reactionary and destructive forces that threaten to dissolve this fragile experiment in self-government which has so much to offer and has so far yet to go. (Bill Moyers, PBS Host and author of Moyers on Democracy ) In our time of mediocre and timid political leadership, it is good to have a book that reminds us of the unique political courage of Bob La Follette. ( Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present ) Nancy Unger has produced a fascinating, insightful, and persuasive portrait of Wisconsin's 'Little Giant.' She . . . penetrates into his mind and character. (John Milton Cooper Jr., Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of The Warrior and the Priest: Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt )

The ideas of La Follette and his fellow progressives are our best hope for countering the reactionary and destructive forces that threaten to dissolve this fragile experiment in self-government which has so much to offer and has so far yet to go. (Bill Moyers, PBS Host and author of Moyers on Democracy) In our time of mediocre and timid political leadership, it is good to have a book that reminds us of the unique political courage of Bob La Follette. ( Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present) Nancy Unger has produced a fascinating, insightful, and persuasive portrait of Wisconsin's 'Little Giant.' She . . . penetrates into his mind and character. (John Milton Cooper Jr., Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of The Warrior and the Priest: Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt)

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Nancy C. Unger is Associate Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University. She has published several articles and essays on the La Follette family and the progressive era. Her op-eds applying the progressive tradition to the present are syndicated by the History News Service and have appeared in major newspapers across the country. Professor Unger has been a guest on Air America and Wisconsin Public Radio and has served as a consultant for PBS.

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