The Climax of Populism: The Election of 1896

by Robert F. Durden

Book Overview

Rarely has a third political party in the United States exerted a force upon national events comparable to that of the Populists during the 1890s. This force reached its climax in the presidential race of 1896, when the national reforms epitomized in the cry for free silver were at issue. Yet despite a number of recent studies, confusion and error regarding the Populists in the crucial election of 1896 still persist. Robert F. Durden, by extensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081315197X
• ISBN13: 9780813151977
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher