Radicalism in the mountain West, 1890-1920 : socialists, populists, miners, and Wobblies / David R. Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, David R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--West (U.S.)--History.

Radicalism.

Populism--West (U.S.)--History.

Populism.

History.

West (U.S.)--Politics and government.

West (U.S.).

Physical Description:

xiv, 386 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2007]

Summary:

Radicalism in the Mountain West, 18901920 traces the history of radicalism in the Populist Party, Socialist Party, Western Federation of Miners, and Industrial Workers of the World in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Focusing on the populist and socialist movements, David R. Berman sheds light on American radicalism with this study of a region that epitomized its rise and fall. As the frontier industrialized, self-reliant pioneers and prospectors transformed into wage- laborers for major corporations with government, military, and church ties. Economically and politically stymied, westerners rallied around homegrown radicals such as WilliamBig Bill? Haywood and Vincentthe Saint? St. John and touring agitators such as Eugene Debs and MaryMother? Jones. Radicalism in the Mountain West tells how volleys of strikes, property damage, executions, and deportations ensued in the absence of negotiation.

Contents:

Overview

Coming together : the populist protest

Moving left : stopping the trains

Fusion, decline, transition

Party building : bravery in the face of triumph

Promoting the miners' agenda

Party progress : the 1904 election

The WFM, Big Bill, and the Wobblies

The red special, elections, and free speech

Thunder stealing, respect, and relevance

Going local : water and sewer socialism

The rising and falling tide : conditions of the parties

Pitching the battle : Ludlow, Hill, Duncan, and Hunt

Slipping, but holding on : in the legislature

War and repression : the law of necessity

Concluding note : Aftermath and legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-369) and index.

ISBN:

9780870818844

0870818848

OCLC:

152559106