Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface IX
3. Acknowledgments XIII
4. Contents XV
5. I. A Pennsylvania Poor Boy’s Progress 1
6. II. The Workingman’s Friend 16
7. III. The Practical Reformer 29
8. IV. Making Wilson President 53
9. V. The Congress of Achievement 73
10. VI. The “Siege of Penrose” 90
11. VII. A Politician Out of Office 112
12. VIII. Alien Property Custodian 127
13. IX. The High Cost of Living 155
14. X. Between Capital and Labor 171
15. XI. The Red Scare 196
16. XII. The Palmer Raids 217
17. XIII. The Campaign for the Presidency and Afterward 246
18. Notes 269
19. Bibliography 329
20. Index 339