Young Bob
Author: Patrick J. Maney
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 087020341X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHe made his mark on national life as a key architect of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, a leading champion of labor rights and civil liberties, and author of legislation that endures to this present day." "Young Bob was one of the best senators in history but also one of the most tragic. In 1946, at the height of his national prominence, La Follette lost his Senate seat to Joseph McCarthy. Seven years later, with McCarthy very much on his mind, La Follette committed suicide."--BOOK JACKET.