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Fear And Fervor A Kansas Demagogue
An editor’s note surveys Gerald B. Winrod and Defender Magazine, detailing his rise in 1930s Kansas politics, anti Semitic propaganda, and appeal amid the era’s low mood. It notes his 1938 Senate run, White’s critique, and eventual decline after World War II.
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Gerald B. Winrod
Defender
Russia
Henry Ford
Winrod
Wichita
Carry Nation
John Brown
Defender Magazine
Holy Land
U.S. Senate
Kansas
Roosevelt
William Allen White
Father Coughlin
Huey Long
Billy Sunday
Bryan