The Climax of Populism: The Election of 1896 - Paperback

by Robert F. Durden (Author)

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 use of the papers of Marion Butler, Populist se

Author Biography

Robert F. Durden was professor in the Department of History at Duke university.