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The Green Corn Rebellion

The Green Corn Rebellion

Cunningham, William
Sellars, Nigel Anthony

Paperback

General Fiction

Publisher Price: $21.95

ISBN10: 0806140577
ISBN13: 9780806140575
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Sep 1 2010
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.73
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.46 Depth: 8.64
Language: English
These days, rural Oklahoma is the last place anybody would look for leftist revolutionaries, but in 1917 the area exploded into full-blown insurrection. The state's tenant farmers, many of whom were Socialist Party members, viewed the Great War in Europe as a conflict that benefited only the rich. When the federal government enacted a draft, an uprising in eastern Oklahoma saw local townspeople skirmishing with rebellious farmers, including whites, blacks, and American Indians. More than 250 men were arrested -- some sentenced for up to ten years' imprisonment.

This is the backdrop of William Cunningham's powerful novel The Green Corn Rebellion. First published in 1935, it tells the story of Jim Tetley, who wants simply to be a good farmer -- if the banks will only let him. As Jim copes with poverty, family rivalries, and community tensions, he must also weigh the need to respond to the call for armed rebellion.

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