Counterfeiting labor's voice : William A. A. Carsey and the shaping of American reform politics / Mark A. Lause.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lause, Mark A., author.

Series:

Working Class in American History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political activists--United States--Biography.

Political activists.

Labor movement--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century.

Labor movement.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government.

New York (N.Y.).

United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.

United States.

Tammany Hall (Political organization).

Democratic Party (New York, N.Y.)--History--19th century.

Democratic Party (New York, N.Y.).

Carsey, William A. A., 1841-1914.

Carsey, William A. A.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2024]

Summary:

This book explores the life and influence of William A. A. Carsey, a pivotal figure in American labor reform and political movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It delves into Carsey's involvement with the labor movement, his connections to Tammany Hall, and his role in shaping insurgent political parties within a two-party system. The author, Mark A. Lause, examines Carsey's contributions to the development of the American Federation of Labor and the rise of populism, highlighting his impact on progressive politics despite his relative obscurity in historical records. The book is intended for an audience interested in labor history and American political evolution. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Prologue. Carsey's paternities : the son of the streets and the odysseys of Father Columbia

Paper party power broker : the entrepreneurial roots of labor reform insurgency

Independents and partisan pantomimes : the dilemma of third parties under a two-party system

Counterfeiting class : the secret society tradition and the deep origins of the American Federation of Labor

Monopolizing antimonopolism : Ben Butler and the preemption of insurgency

The path through populism : from Henry George to William Jennings Bryan

Epilogue. Carsey's progeny : the forgotten grandfather of American progressivism and the political unmaking of an American working class.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252056666

0252056663

OCLC:

1430661294