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 | | William Bryan. The First Battle. A story of the campaign of 1896. Together with a collection of his speeches and a biographical sketch by his wife (Mary Baird Bryan). | Elibron Classics, 2009, 629 pages.
ISBN 9781402148606 paperback
ISBN 9781421293882 hardcover |
Replica of 1897 edition by Sampson Low, Marston and Company, London. Table of Contents Sample Pages We recommend to print out sample pages to evaluate the quality of a reprint. | | William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) | | | Just 600,000 votes shy of becoming president in 1896, William Jennings Bryan remained a strong figure in American politics, serving as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State and advocating isolationistic, agrarian interests which were popular with America's shrinking rural populations. Famous for defending fundamentalism in the Scopes Trial, Bryan gave numerous lectures, most of which concerned religion or politics. Bryan's advocacy of 'the common American' earned him the title 'the Great Commoner.' |
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