La Follette’s Autobiography: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Glorious

La Follette\u27s Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences is a remarkable primary document of the Progressive Era. Originally published in 1913, it remains in print today and has the dubious honor of being one of Richard Nixon\u27s three favorite books. It illuminates the crucial role that La Follette\u27s home state of Wisconsin played in molding La Follette as a man and as a politician, thereby influencing his national progressive agenda; but it also reveals much more