Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America, Volume 10Oxford University Press, 1976 - 718 pages "This book is about the decline of freedom in America," Lawrence Goodwyn writes, and he then proceeds to overturn three generations of historical literature on Populism and to cast a radically new light on what he calls the undemocratic "progressive society" of twentieth-century America. Designed as a protest against special privilege and the growing despotism of industrialism, Populism brought together farmer and worker, black and white. The agrarian revolt began in Texas in the 1870s, spread throughout the South and Midwest, and reached its apex as the People's Party in the early 1890s, dedicated to a fundamental restructuring of finance capitalism and the American banking system. The movement was exploited in William Jennings Bryan's 1896 presidential bid and then disintegrated, leaving us with a word--"populist"--Which is today much used and misused.--Publisher's description. |
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Page 462
... convention , but that Popu- list leaders would even postpone the decision on time and place until they could consult with the chief silver lobbyists in Washington.38 When the Democrats selected July 7 in Chicago for their convention ...
... convention , but that Popu- list leaders would even postpone the decision on time and place until they could consult with the chief silver lobbyists in Washington.38 When the Democrats selected July 7 in Chicago for their convention ...
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... convention , Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas , the party's national chairman , wired Bryan of the need for him to state his position to the convention should it select anyone but Sewall for the vice presidency . Bryan forthwith ...
... convention , Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas , the party's national chairman , wired Bryan of the need for him to state his position to the convention should it select anyone but Sewall for the vice presidency . Bryan forthwith ...
Page 486
... convention came to hinge on this point . Mid - road strategy , therefore , turned on maintaining circumstances that would prevent Bryan from being nominated , while fusion strategy focused on avoiding just such circumstances . Bryan's ...
... convention came to hinge on this point . Mid - road strategy , therefore , turned on maintaining circumstances that would prevent Bryan from being nominated , while fusion strategy focused on avoiding just such circumstances . Bryan's ...
Contents
PART ONE THE TIDE RISING | 1 |
The Coming of the Farmers Alliance | 25 |
The Emergence of Alliance Radicalism | 51 |
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