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Sons of the Wild Jackass: The Nonpartisan League in North Dakota
Napoleon Bonaparte once told his courtiers that true leadership required the ability to inspire those who would follow. “A leader is a dealer in hope,” he insisted. This kind of leadership inspired farmers of North Dakota to form the Nonpartisan League in 1915. Stirred by charismatic leaders—including a stem-winding speaker who told his lieutenants to lie to the farmers when it helped the cause, a future governor who would survive a series of scandals, and a talented lawyer who was perpetually threatened by debt—the League sparked similar actions in neighboring states. The League’s best times were brief, but what the members achieved influenced national legislation and programs that aid American farmers to this day.
Drawing on newspapers, interviews and collections of private papers, Sons of the Wild Jackass uses ground-level perspectives to tell the story of the League.
Hardcover, 264 pp., 23 photographs, index, bibliography
$29.95
Sons of the Wild Jackass, Mug
11-oz. capacity
Dishwasher- & microwave-safe
Ceramic
White exterior
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$20.00