The People’s Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism
ISBN-13:
9780300100976
ISBN-10:
0300100973
Author:
Gregg Cantrell
Publication date:
2020
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
592 pages
Category:
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Americas History
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ISBN-13:
9780300100976
ISBN-10:
0300100973
Author:
Gregg Cantrell
Publication date:
2020
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Hardcover
592 pages
Category:
State & Local
,
United States History
,
Americas History
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The People’s Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism (ISBN-13: 9780300100976 and ISBN-10: 0300100973), written by authors
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An engaging and meticulously researched history of Texas Populism and its contributions to modern American liberalism
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. While their political movement ultimately failed, this volume reveals how the ideas of the Texas People’s Party have shaped American political history.
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. While 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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