William Jennings Bryan Summary

7william Jennings Bryan Undelivered Closing Statement from the Scopes TrialPublished in 1925 The 1920s was a period of great change in the United States, and the changes made some people uncomfortable... Read more

The American lawyer, editor, and politician William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was the Democratic party's presidential nominee three times and became secretary of state. Called the "Great Commoner," B... Read more

One of the most influential figures of his time, William Jennings Bryan has been dubbed the "Boy Orator of the Platte," the "Great Commoner," and the standard bearer of "evangelical populism." While h... Read more

In the following essay, originally published in the July 14, 1900 issue of the periodical Library, Cather records her personal impressions of Bryan. When I first knew William Jennings Bryan he was ... Read more

In the following essay, Adler examines Bryan's role in American expansion into the Caribbean. The rehabilitation of William Jennings Bryan is a marked example of the influence of the New Dea... Read more

In the following essay, Glad discusses Bryan's role in the American progressive movement, from the early years of the twentieth century to 1917. The years between the turn of the century and... Read more

In the following essay, Challener examines and evaluates Bryan's years as Secretary of State in the Wilson administration. The passage of time has been unkind to the reputation of William Je... Read more

In the following essay, Smith examines Bryan's religious conservatism and his ideas about the proper application of Christian beliefs to social concerns. One of the important leaders of the ... Read more

In the following essay, Worthen traces Bryan's trips to Mexico with his wife, which he believes illuminate Bryan's stance on U.S.-Mexico relations during his time as Secretary of State. ... Read more

In the following essay, Ogle attempts to explain Bryan's “Americanism”—his belief in the uniqueness of the United States as a purely Christian and democratic nation—... Read more

In the following essay, Ashby examines Bryan's career in the 1920s, a time of tumultuous change in American culture, economy, and politics, maintaining that Bryan remained more dedicated than e... Read more

In the following essay, originally published in the American Mercury magazine in 1924, Masters discusses the political climate in the United States during Bryan's career and Bryan's deve... Read more

In the following essay, Merriam discusses Bryan's role as a major American political leader despite personal and professional setbacks. William Jennings Bryan is a different type of leader f... Read more

In the following essay, Seitz considers Bryan's political career. From the days of Continental currency to the founding of the Federal Reserve Bank in 1915, the United States had been a fert... Read more

In the following essay, Johnson laments the absence of a great liberal leader like Bryan. I Bryan should be living at this hour. Or if not Bryan, then Lord George Gordon, or Cagliostro, or John Bro... Read more