Political Education in the Southern Farmers' Alliance, 1887-1900University of Wisconsin Press, 1987 - 242 pages |
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... region , an environment outwardly both hostile and bewildering to farmers like Beard . Squeezed by sagging prices , mounting interest , and unfavorable laws , farmers began searching for explanations and remedies . The Alliance grew out ...
... region , an environment outwardly both hostile and bewildering to farmers like Beard . Squeezed by sagging prices , mounting interest , and unfavorable laws , farmers began searching for explanations and remedies . The Alliance grew out ...
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... region . Both because of custom and law , banking institutions were unprepared to fill the void . During the Civil War , the Union legislature had passed the National Banking Act . As a result of the timing of the legislation , and a ...
... region . Both because of custom and law , banking institutions were unprepared to fill the void . During the Civil War , the Union legislature had passed the National Banking Act . As a result of the timing of the legislation , and a ...
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... region , the Baptists and Methodists , took to " repudiating reform as a denial of Christian Faithfulness . " ' " ' Although they con- tinued to count themselves members of the established churches , many Alliance leaders broke with the ...
... region , the Baptists and Methodists , took to " repudiating reform as a denial of Christian Faithfulness . " ' " ' Although they con- tinued to count themselves members of the established churches , many Alliance leaders broke with the ...
Contents
The Hard Lessons | 24 |
The Alliance and the Public School | 124 |
The Ocala Demands | 206 |
Copyright | |
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