In Women in the Texas Populist Movement, Marion K. Barthelme presents more than a hundred letters from Texas farm women, who were becoming ever more alert to the political and economic forces impacting their lives. The agrarian reform movement was a major element of political life in Texas, and women's letters to the Texas Farmers' Alliance newspaper became increasingly passionate and forthright in expressing their concerns. The women discover a camaraderie through their letters - a recognition of their common aspirations and frustrations with a system that dismisses their experiences....
In Women in the Texas Populist Movement, Marion K. Barthelme presents more than a hundred letters from Texas farm women, who were becoming ever more a...
A Companion to the American South surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the southern United States.
Contains 29 original essays by leading experts in American Southern history.
Covers the entire sweep of Southern history, including slavery, politics, the Civil War, race relations, religion, and women's history.
Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic.
Summarizes current debates and anticipates future concerns.
A Companion to the American South surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the ...
Thomas Jefferson's ideas have been so important in shaping the character and aspirations of the United States that it has proven impossible to think about the state of the nation at almost any moment without implicit or explicit reference to his words and actions. In similar fashion, each generation has understood Jefferson in the context of the central issues of its time. Jefferson has, for better or for worse, been a man for all seasons.
The essays in this collection seek to update and reevaluate several key aspects of Jefferson's attitudes and policies in light of the newest research...
Thomas Jefferson's ideas have been so important in shaping the character and aspirations of the United States that it has proven impossible to thin...
