Under Other Flags Author:William Jennings Bryan 1905. Travels, Lectures, Speeches. William Jennings Bryan, who is sometimes known as the Boy Orator of the Platte, is a native of Illinois. He served as the Congressman from Nebraska, was a three-time presidential candidate and later became Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson. The articles, lectures and speeches contained in this v... more »olume were published due to Bryan's desire to preserve them. The lectures are published for the first time. The articles on his travels, except Notes on Europe, have been published before. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.« less