Franklin K. Lane served as Secretary of the Interior under President Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1920, presiding over federal land policy, water rights, and resource management during a transformative era in American governance. His collected letters offer an unusually candid window into Progressive Era politics, the inner workings of Wilson’s cabinet, and the debates surrounding American entry into World War I.
Epistolary collections like this are primary sources of the highest value, capturing the private thinking of public figures in a way that formal speeches and reports rarely do. Download this free EPUB for an intimate view of early twentieth-century American government.