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Readers of American political history, the Progressive Era, and the Wilson years will find a lively guide here. So will anyone who loves letters, wit, and friendship.
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What does a man write when he rises from a newspaper desk in Oakland to a president's cabinet table? Franklin K. Lane wrote to his friends, quickly and honestly, in pencil on a train or just after a cabinet meeting. His widow, Anne Wintermute Lane, gathered the letters after his death in 1921.
Lane was born on Prince Edward Island in 1864 and raised in California. He was a reporter, a lawyer, and city attorney of San Francisco. He lost races for governor and mayor, then served on the Interstate Commerce Commission and as Secretary of the Interior under Woodrow Wilson. You get the public record and the private man who jokes, doubts, prays, and worries about his children.
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- 1A preacher's son becomes a CalifornianFree
- 2Newspaper work and friends shape his outlook
- 3A lawyer's service becomes a political career
- 4Defeats for governor and mayor teach him lessons
- 5The earthquake and the Interstate Commerce Commission
- 6Regulating railroads and speaking plainly to power
- 7Helping Wilson win and joining the cabinet
- 8Running the Interior: conservation by use
- 9War, ships, and a plan for soldiers' farms
- 10Faith, doubt, and love of friends
- 11Leaving office, illness, and the last letters
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A preacher's son becomes a Californian
Franklin Knight Lane was born on July 15, 1864, at his father's farm on Prince Edward Island. His father was a preacher until bronchitis took his voice and he became a dentist. The family held to a strict Presbyterian faith, and in 1871 they moved to Napa, California.
He organized school clubs, earned his own way by sixteen, and taught himself Spanish to talk with ranchers.
He nearly became a minister. One examiner casually suggested he try the Unitarians, as if preaching were only a trade. He turned from the church but never from the question of faith. At the University of California he made friends such as Sidney Mezes and Adolph Miller for life.
Lane's character was formed early by family, argument, and friends.
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Questions about Lettres de Franklin K. Lane, personnelles et politiques
What is The Letters of Franklin K. Lane about?
It collects the personal and political letters of Franklin K. Lane, a Progressive Era statesman. They follow his life from California newspaper work through the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Wilson cabinet to his final illness.
Who edited the letters and when were they published?
They were gathered by his widow, Anne Wintermute Lane, with an introduction by Louise Herrick Wall. Lane died in May 1921, ten months before the March 1922 date given in the preface.
Who are the most important correspondents in the book?
John H. Wigmore is the earliest and most constant friend. Others include Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Adolph Miller, Sidney Mezes, Curt Pfeiffer, his brother George, and Elizabeth Ellis.
Was Franklin K. Lane in Wilson's cabinet?
Yes. Lane served as Secretary of the Interior from 1913 until his resignation in 1920. He worked on conservation by use, water power and leasing bills, the Alaska railroad, and the Council of National Defense.
Is the book easy to read?
The letters are chatty, funny, and written in plain words, often dashed off in pencil. Lane insisted on straightforward English, so each letter works on its own and you can dip in anywhere.
Cite this edition
Lane, Franklin K. The Letters of Franklin K. Lane, Personal and Political. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-letters-of-franklin-k-lane-personal-and-political.
Lane, F. K. (2026). The letters of Franklin K. Lane, personal and political. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-letters-of-franklin-k-lane-personal-and-political (Original work published 1922)
Lane, Franklin K. The Letters of Franklin K. Lane, Personal and Political. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/the-letters-of-franklin-k-lane-personal-and-political.
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