Grass-Roots Socialism: Radical Movements in the Southwest, 1895-1943

by James R. Green

Book Overview

Grass-Roots Socialism answers two of the most intriguing questions in the history of American radicalism: why was the Socialist party stronger in Oklahoma than in any other state, and how was the party able to build powerful organizations in nearby rural southwestern areas?

Many of the same grievances that had created a strong Populist movement in the region provided the Socialists with potent political issues--the railroad monopoly,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807107735
• ISBN13: 9780807107737
• Release Date: July 1978
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"