Fighting Bob la Follette: The Righteous Reformer

Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette (1855-1925), the Wisconsin governor and U.S. senator, was one of the most significant leaders of American progressivism. Nancy Unger integrates new details from La Follette's personal life with important events from his storied political career, revealing a complex man who was a compelling mixture of failure and accomplishment, tragedy and triumph.

New York Times Book Review

Unger's voice remains subdued and objective throughout the book, but La Follette manages to leap from its pages.

Nancy C. Unger is Associate Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies at Santa Clara University. She has published several articles and essays on the La Follette family and the progressive era. Her op-eds applying the progressive tradition to the present are syndicated by the History News Service and have appeared in major newspapers across the country. Professor Unger has been a guest on Air America and Wisconsin Public Radio and has served as a consultant for PBS.