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The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism

The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism

Cantrell, Gregg

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19th Century United States HistoryGeneral Political ScienceRegional: Southwest

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ISBN10: 0300100973
ISBN13: 9780300100976
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Mar 17 2020
Pages: 592
Weight: 2.20
Height: 1.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
An engaging and meticulously researched history of Texas Populism and its contributions to modern American liberalism

A work of deep research and profound wisdom that adds a critical dimension to our understanding of Populism and the American liberal tradition. It is political history at its finest.--Charles Postel, author of The Populist Vision

In the years after the Civil War, the banks, railroads, and industrial corporations of Gilded-Age America, abetted by a corrupt political system, concentrated vast wealth in the hands of the few and made poverty the fate of many. In response, a group of hard-pressed farmers and laborers from Texas organized a movement for economic justice called the Texas People's Party--the original Populists. Arguing that these Texas Populists were among the first to elaborate the set of ideas that would eventually become known as modern liberalism, Gregg Cantrell shows how the group broke new ground in reaching out to African Americans and Mexican Americans, rethinking traditional gender roles, and demanding creative solutions and forceful government intervention to solve economic inequality. Although their political movement ultimately failed, this volume reveals how the ideas of the Texas People's Party have shaped American political history.

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