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The People's revolt : Texas Populists and the roots of 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 o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cantrell, Gregg, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The roots of Texas populism
  • The birth of the people's party and the election of 1892
  • Ideology and policy
  • The religious world of Texas populists
  • Black Texans and the people's party
  • The election of 1894
  • Women, gender, and populism
  • Legislating populism
  • The problem of the border
  • The election of 1896
  • The collapse of Texas populism