RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY A HISTORY OF MODERN AMERICAN REFORM1956 |
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... Follette was even considering giving up politics for private law practice when , as La Follette told the story , he was offered a bribe by Philetus Sawyer , a timber baron who doubled as United States Senator from Wisconsin . That , La ...
... Follette was even considering giving up politics for private law practice when , as La Follette told the story , he was offered a bribe by Philetus Sawyer , a timber baron who doubled as United States Senator from Wisconsin . That , La ...
Page 185
... Follette , of course , depended heavily on the re- former's economic interpretation . The year before , in fight ... Follette continued his assault on " cruel greed " and added all the other points in the usual progressive argument ...
... Follette , of course , depended heavily on the re- former's economic interpretation . The year before , in fight ... Follette continued his assault on " cruel greed " and added all the other points in the usual progressive argument ...
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... Follette , Robert M. , Jr. , 295 ; opposes Lend - Lease , 294 ; de- feated by McCarthy , 317 La Follette , William L. , 186 La Follette Act , 169 La Follette's Magazine : quoted , 119 La Guardia , Fiorello H. , 187 , 200 , 235 , 244 ...
... Follette , Robert M. , Jr. , 295 ; opposes Lend - Lease , 294 ; de- feated by McCarthy , 317 La Follette , William L. , 186 La Follette Act , 169 La Follette's Magazine : quoted , 119 La Guardia , Fiorello H. , 187 , 200 , 235 , 244 ...
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Bejabers Im Worth Me Thousands | 3 |
Thrust from the Top | 9 |
From the Bottom Up | 24 |
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