by I. Newton Baker
About this book
Intimate View of Robert G. Ingersoll, by I. Newton Baker, unveils a personal and persuasive portrait of America’s most celebrated 19th-century orator. Written as a tribute by the man who served as Ingersoll’s secretary for fourteen years, Baker’s biography began as a private offering to the Ingersoll family and was later expanded so the wider world could know the man behind the podium.
Baker mixes vivid anecdotes, warm recollections, and careful context to chart Ingersoll’s public triumphs and private character: his electrifying lectures, razor-sharp wit, commitment to freethought, and the principles that earned him the moniker “The Greatest Agnostic Of the Century.” Framed against the political and cultural currents of the late 1800s, the book illuminates debates about religion, liberty, and reason while revealing the habits, friendships, and convictions that shaped a singular public figure.
Ideal for readers and listeners of biography, American history, rhetoric, or secular thought, this audiobook offers a rare first-hand window into the life and legacy of Robert G. Ingersoll. Listen for an intimate, historically grounded account from someone who knew him best.
