Others: Third-Party Politics from the Nation's Founding to the Rise and Fall of the Greenback-Labor Party

by Darcy G. Richardson

Book Overview

This lively and lucidly written history examines the crucial role third parties have played in shaping our nation's destiny, beginning with the Anti-Masonic Party in the 1820s and concluding with the spectacular rise and disappointing collapse of the Greenback-Labor movement in the mid-1880s--a short-lived entity that gave birth to the dramatic Populist movement of the following decade.

In this sweeping historical chronicle, a marvelous mix of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595317235
• ISBN13: 9780595317233
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 684 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"