William Jennings Bryan: Champion of DemocracyA 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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Formative Years 18601887 | 1 |
Political Beginnings 18871892 | 19 |
First Battle 18931896 | 41 |
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