La Folletteas Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences - La Follette, Robert M.
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Written in lucid, vigorous prose, La Follette's Autobiography is the Wisconsin senator's own account of his political life and philosophy. Both memoir and a history of the Progressive cause in the US, it charts La Follette's formative years in politics, his attempts to abolish entrenched, ruthless state and corporate influences, and his embattled efforts to advance Progressive policies as Wisconsin governor and US senator.

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Written in lucid, vigorous prose, La Follette's Autobiography is the Wisconsin senator's own account of his political life and philosophy. Both memoir and a history of the Progressive cause in the US, it charts La Follette's formative years in politics, his attempts to abolish entrenched, ruthless state and corporate influences, and his embattled efforts to advance Progressive policies as Wisconsin governor and US senator.
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Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, served as governor of Wisconsin, and was elected to the U.S. Senate, a position he held from 1906 to 1925. He was a founding father of American Progressivism and ran as the U.S. Progressive Party's presidential candidate in 1924, winning one-sixth of the total national vote.