Striking with the Ballot

by Michael Pierce

Historians have typically thought of Populism as a radical agrarian movement. In this much-needed corrective, Pierce argues that, in Ohio, Populism was an urban, not rural, movement and that industrial workers and trade unionists formed the core of the People's (or Populist) party. Through case studies of Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Columbus, Pierce examines the efforts of Ohio unions--especially the United Mine Workers --to protect the rights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875804187
• ISBN13: 9780875804187
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher