USH: Populism Archives - Daniel Aaron Lazar Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:23:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The American West, 150 Years Ago https://daniellazar.com/2020/05/12/the-american-west-150-years-ago/ Tue, 12 May 2020 20:55:03 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=5960 In the 1860s and 70s, photographer Timothy O’Sullivan created some of the best-known images in American History. After covering the U.S. Civil War, O’Sullivan joined a number of expeditions organized by the federal government to help document the new frontiers in the American West. The teams were composed of soldiers, scientists, artists, and photographers, and … Continue reading The American West, 150 Years Ago →

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]]> Lecture: Western Settlement and the Rise & Fall of Populism https://daniellazar.com/2013/12/03/lecture-western-settlement-and-the-rise-fall-of-populism/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 10:03:13 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=4781 Lecture Outline: I.Settling on the Great Plains: The Ideal and the Spirit of the West II.Rise and Evolution of Farmers’ Organizations III.Farmers Unite IV.Election of 1896 V.Legacy of Farmers Alliances & Populist Party Here it is. Fascinating (as always!). Enjoy.

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]]> A Short History of Agarian Revolt in America https://daniellazar.com/2009/01/18/a-short-history-of-agarian-revolt-in-america/ Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:32:47 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1410 This condensed version of Lawrence Goodwyn’s Democratic Promise, the highly-acclaimed study on American Populism which the Civil Liberties Review called “a brilliant, comprehensive study,” offers new political language designed to provide a fresh means of assessing both democracy and authoritarianism today. A Short History of Agarian Revolt in America free from Google Books

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]]> The Populist Party Platform https://daniellazar.com/2009/01/11/the-populist-party-platform/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:14:07 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1356 The Populist Party Platform (1892) Response Sheet

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]]> Farmers' Alliance DBQ https://daniellazar.com/2009/01/11/populism-dbq/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:10:15 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1352 DBQ on Farmers’ Alliances

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]]> Populism Lecture Series https://daniellazar.com/2009/01/11/populism-lecture-series/ Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:08:10 +0000 http://www.daniellazar.com/?p=1347 Here are a series of lectures that I have devised. In creating these lectures I relied heavily on the scholarship of Duke University’s Lawrence Goodwyn and Richard Hofstadter. Notes on Goodwyn’s Introduction to A Short History of Agrarian Revolt in America The Alliance Develops a Movement Culture Discovering the Limits of Populism in America The … Continue reading Populism Lecture Series →

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