Ebook: Radicalism in the Mountain West, 1890-1920

Radicalism in the Mountain West, 1890-1920 traces the history of radicalism in the Populist Party, Socialist Party, Western Federation of Miners, and Industrial Workers of the World in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Focusing on the populist and socialist movements, David R. Berman sheds light on American radicalism with this study of a region that epitomized its rise and fall. As the frontier industrialized, self-reliant pioneers and prospectors transformed into wage- laborers for major corporations with government, military, and church ties. Economi.;Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Overview; 2: Coming Together; 3: Moving Left; 4: Fusion, Decline, Transition; 5: Party Building; 6: Promoting the Miners' Agenda; 7: Party Progress; 8: The WFM, Big Bill, and the Wobblies; 9: The Red Special, Elections, and Free Speech; 10: Thunder Stealing, Respect, and Relevance; 11: Going Local; 12: The Rising and Falling Tide; 13: Pitching the Battle; 14: Slipping, But Holding On; 15: War and Repression; Concluding Note; Notes; Appendix; References; Index.