{"product_id":"9780307424358","title":"Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, LOS ANGELES TIMES, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolitician, evangelist, and reformer William Jennings Bryan was the most popular  public speaker of his time. In this acclaimed biography—the first major reconsideration  of Bryan’s life in forty years–award-winning historian Michael Kazin illuminates  his astonishing career and the richly diverse and volatile landscape of religion  and politics in which he rose to fame. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKazin vividly re-creates Bryan’s tremendous  appeal, showing how he won a passionate following among both rural and urban Americans,  who saw in him not only the practical vision of a reform politician but also the  righteousness of a pastor. Bryan did more than anyone to transform the Democratic  Party from a bulwark of laissez-faire to the citadel of liberalism we identify with  Franklin D. Roosevelt.  In 1896, 1900, and 1908, Bryan was nominated for president,  and though he fell short each time, his legacy–a subject of great debate after his  death–remains monumental. This nuanced and brilliantly crafted portrait restores  Bryan to an esteemed place in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076116168944,"sku":"9780307424358","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307424358_p0.jpg?v=1763672455","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307424358","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}