The People’s Revolt : Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism / Gregg Cantrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cantrell, Gregg, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People's Party (Tex.).

Populism--Texas--History--19th century.

Populism.

Texas--Politics and government--1865-1950.

Texas.

Texas--History--1846-1950.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (590 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: On Liberalism and Populism

1. The Roots of Texas Populism

2. The Birth of the People’s Party and the Election of 1892

3. Ideology and Policy

4. The Religious World of Texas Populists

5. Black Texans and the People’s Party

6. The Election of 1894

7. Women, Gender, and Populism

8. Legislating Populism

9. The Problem of the Border

10. The Election of 1896

11. The Collapse of Texas Populism

Conclusion: Toward Liberalism

Appendix: The Cooperative Movement

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Mai 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-25202-1

OCLC:

1158159980