Up from the Mudsills of Hell: The Farmers' Alliance, Populism, And Progressive Agriculture in Tennessee, 1870-1915

338 Pages·2006·2.04 MB·English

by  Connie L. Lester

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UP FROM THE MUDSILLS OF HELL

UP FROM THE
MUDSILLS
OF HELL
THE FARMERS’ ALLIANCE,
POPULISM, AND PROGRESSIVE
AGRICULTURE IN TENNESSEE,
1870–1915 CONNIE L. LESTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS ATHENS AND LONDON
Acknowledgments for previously published material appear on page xi.
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Lester, Connie L., –
Up from the mudsills of hell : the Farmers’ Alliance,
populism, and progressive agriculture in Tennessee,
– / Connie L. Lester.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
-: ---- (hardcover : alk. paper)
-: --- (hardcover : alk. paper)
. Agriculture—Economic aspects—Tennessee. . Agriculture,
Cooperative—Tennessee. . Populism—Tennessee. . National Farmers’
Alliance and Industrial Union. I. Title.
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FOR ROBERT AND SARAH THE JOY OF MY LIFE

CONTENTS
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 
Chapter One.
Surveying the Barnyards: Tennessee Farmers
in the Age of Agrarian Reform 
Chapter Two.
Organizing for the Grand Work 
Chapter Th ree.
Building Cooperativism 
Chapter Four.
Farm Issues in the Political Economy 
Chapter Five.
From Nonpartisan Politics to Populism 
Chapter Six.
Up from the Mudsills of Hell:
Farmers in the Progressive Era 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Index 