Table of Contents

Prologue
Chapter 1: The Boy Orator
Chapter 2: Young Man in a Hurry
Chapter 3: "Cross of Gold"
Chapter 4: "I Have Kept the Faith"
Chapter 5: Hero of Lost Causes
Chapter 6: "I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"
Chapter 7: The Waning Years
Chapter 8: The War on Science
Chapter 9: Bryan: Joshua of American Fundamentalism
Epilogue
Suggestions for Further Reading

About the Author

Gerald Leinwand is president emeritus of Western Oregon University and founding dean of the school of education at Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York. He is the author of many books, including 1927: High Tide of the Twenties and Mackerels in the Moonlight: Four Corrupt American Mayors. He is currently working on a biography of former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey.

Reviews

Leinwand's engaging style and provocative title make the book a fast and interesting read. . . . Highly readable and engaging.
*Journal of Southern History*

In this brief biography for the American Profile Series, Gerald Leinwand presents a straightforward and critical narrative of Bryan's life.
*The Historian*

A well-written and generally thoughtful brief biography of Bryan. . . . It is suitable for an undergraduate class.
*H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online*