Robert La Follette, Autobiography, 1913

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A resident of Wisconsin, Robert La Follette was an important player in the politics of this Midwestern state from his election as a district attorney in 1880 to his presidential campaign of 1912. This database is his autobiography published in 1913. In these writings La Follette traces his political life and accomplishments as a lawyer and politician. Researchers will find detailed descriptions of the political movements and currents in the Midwest before and after the turn of the twentieth century. For those attempting to understand the larger context in which their Wisconsin ancestors may have lived, this can be a fascinating and informative database.

Sources Library of Congress. Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910. [database on-line] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. La Follette, Robert. La Follette's Autobiography. Madison, WI: Robert La Follette Co., 1913.

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