Working Class Radicals : The Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barkey, Frederick A.

Contributor:

Fones-Wolf, Ken.

Series:

WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA

WEST VIRGINIA & APPALACHIA ; v.14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--West Virginia--History.

Socialist parties--West Virginia--History.

Socialism--History--West Virginia.

Socialism.

Socialist parties--History--West Virginia.

Socialist parties.

Local Subjects:

Socialism--West Virginia--History.

Socialist parties--West Virginia--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Working Class Radicals: The Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920 examines the rise and fall of organized socialism in West Virginia through an exploration of the demographics of membership, oral interview material gathered in the 1960s from party members, and the collapse of the party in the wake of the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek coal-mining.

Contents:

Front Cover; West Virginia and Appalachia Series Page; Dedication; Contents; Foreword: West Virginia's Socialists: Recovering a Radical Working Class; Roots of Socialism in West Virginia; Growth and Appeal; A Socialist Profile: Leaders and Rank and File; Socialism at High Tide; Socialism in Decline; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Notes; The Origins Of West Virginia Socialism: 1898-1904; The Wheeling Roots of West Virginia Socialism; The Spread of Socialist Politics; Coal Miners Adopt the Red Flag; Coal Strike of 1902

The Growth And Appeal Of The West Virginia Socialist Movement: 1905-1911 Responding to a New World of Work; Capturing the Labor Movement; Creating a Socialist Culture; The Susceptibility of the West Virginia Working-Class Leadership to the Appeal of Socialism; "We Had The Revolution": The West Virginia Socialist Party At Its Peak: 1912-1915; The Mine Wars Begin; Pockets of Socialism: The 1912 Election; Martial Law, Violence, and Henry Hatfield; Of Socialists, Miners, Wobblies, and Militants; Socialism in Other Industries; The Fruits of Revolution: The 1914 Election; Socialism at High Tide

The Decline of the West Virginia Socialist Party: 1915-1920 Crippling Laws and Union Factionalism; The 1916 Election; The Perils of Peace and War; Bolsheviks and Mountaineers: The Red Scare in West Virginia; Opportunities Lost: The 1920 Non-Partisan Political Campaign; Technological Change and the Decline of Trade Union Strength for the West Virginia Socialist Party; Conclusion; A Forty-Year Retrospective; Appendix A; Table I: Socialist Leadership Sample; Table II: Non-Socialist Leadership Sample; Table III: Central Labor Body Positions Held by West Virginia Socialist Party Members; Appendix B

Table I: Comparison of Socialist Vote: National and State of West Virginia Table II: Comparative Analysis of Congressional Votes 1904-1920; Table III: Municipalities And Districts in West Virginia Electing Socialists to Office: 1910-1915; Table IV: High Socialist Voting Districts and Precincts in Fayette County: 1908, 1912, 1916; Notes; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Conclusion; Bibliography; Books; Government Publications; Interviews; Manuscript Collections; Pamphlets; Periodicals: Articles; Periodicals: Newspapers; Proceedings; Unpublished Materials

IndexAbout Fred Barkey; About Ken Fones-Wolf; About Gordon Simmons; Back Cover

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-935978-46-2

OCLC:

808346244