William Jennings Bryan
Champion of Democracy
by LeRoy Ashby
A balanced and sensitive reappraisal of a colorful, controversial and frequently caricatured personality. Probes Bryan's seemingly erratic swings from radical progressivism to his controversial defense of religious fundamentalism at the Scopes "Monkey" trial.
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William Jennings Bryan: Champion of Democracy
1987, Twayne Publishers, Twayne Pub
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0805777601 9780805777604
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Bibliography: p. 227-236.
Includes index.
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A thoughtful and well-balanced biography that will be particularly relevant as America enters yet another long and loud election year, for Bryan's actions and beliefs embodied those of the people of the American heartland in his time on issues that are still debated today. A progressive on many issues, Bryan still held conservative views on religion and family. For a generation who know Bryan only in terms of the Scopes trial, if at all, this biography is a richly deserved, lively rendering of an important American hero. It is highly readable and enjoyable.
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