Greenbackers, Knights of Labor, and Populists
Author | : Matthew Hild |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105123233095 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Greenbackers, Knights of Labor, and Populists by : Matthew Hild
Download or read book Greenbackers, Knights of Labor, and Populists written by Matthew Hild and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hild shows that the Populist (or People's) Party, the most important third party of the 1890s, established itself most solidly in Texas, Alabama, and, under the guise of the earlier Union Labor Party, Arkansas, where farmer-labor political coalitions from the 1870s to mid-1880s had laid the groundwork for populism's expansion.