Floyd B. Olson Political Biography Book - The Life and Career of Minnesota's Progressive Governor | Borealis Books | Perfect for History Buffs & Political Science Students

Many readers would like to know how party in Minnesota became DFL. author will not help them. O. built Fl from old non-partisan league. difficult to grasp movements and their history from this text. This revised dissertation is not even. The author has a limited understanding of left-wing politics in the period, marked by identification of I.W.W. as "International Workers of the World" and reference to "the Trotskyite wing of the Communist Party." Such knowledge is essential to history of period. He well grasps O's superior political abilities in contrast to most of radical bent at the time.Minnesota required that state reps run as non-partisan. after election came scramble to organize legislature.Book at points gives long catalogue of personal qualities, then moves in another direction.Readers grasp the character of press in that era and revolution brought by radio. O. knew how to use the latter.All in all, one will have difficult viewing O. against his background.