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Radicalism in the mountain West, 1890-1920 : socialists, populists, miners, and Wobblies /

Main Author: Berman, David R., (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Radicalism > History. > West (U.S.)
Populism > History. > West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) > Politics and government.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10761305
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Coming together : the populist protest
  • Moving left : stopping the trains
  • Fusion, decline, transition
  • Party building : bravery in the face of triumph
  • Promoting the miners' agenda
  • Party progress : the 1904 election
  • The WFM, Big Bill, and the Wobblies
  • The red special, elections, and free speech
  • Thunder stealing, respect, and relevance
  • Going local : water and sewer socialism
  • The rising and falling tide : conditions of the parties
  • Pitching the battle : Ludlow, Hill, Duncan, and Hunt
  • Slipping, but holding on : in the legislature
  • War and repression : the law of necessity
  • Concluding note : Aftermath and legacy.

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