Before it was "Populism," the great reform movement of the 1890s
was often called "Pefferism" after its most prominent leader,
Kansas editor William Peffer. Peffer's Populism, Its Rise and Fall
is the only significant memoir by a major Populist figure.
The Populist movement arose as a revolt against the special
privileges of industrialism and the American banking system. It
spread quickly throughout the Midwest and South and reached its
zenith with the founding of the People's party in the early 1890s.
William Peffer chaired the national conference that organized the
People's party and was the party's first U.S. senator and president
of its National Reform Press Association.
Peffer's memoir, written in 1899 but discovered decades later,
offers a unique insider's view of the Populist movement. Peffer
describes the development of Populism, the political maneuverings
and campaign practices of the People's party, the effect of the
famous silver movement on the critical election of 1896, and the
behind-the-scenes conflicts and disagreements that ultimately led
to the dissolution of America's last great third party.
"Populism, Its Rise and Fall" includes the complete text of this
singular memoir, transcribed, edited, and annotated by Peter H.
Argersinger, a leading scholar of the Populist movement.
Argersinger's introductory essay and extensive annotation evoke
America at the turn of the century and place Peffer's memoir in the
context of the times, at the vortex of the forces that shaped and
ultimately destroyed Populism.
"There are other Populist memoirs, but none from such a central
figure as Peffer, and none from a key Kansas Populist. This book
will be of note to scholars with general interests in the Gilded
Age, as well as to specialists in Populism and farm activism."--Tom
Isern, author of "Bull Threshers and Bindlestiffs: Harvesting and
Threshing on the North American Plains" and coauthor of
"Plainsfolk: A Commonplace of the Great Plains."
"Beyond doubt, Peffer was one of the more significant leaders
produced by the Populist movement. This memoir is useful in helping
us to understand the course he followed, which has remained
something of an enigma."--Gene Clanton, author of "Kansas Populism:
Ideas and Men."
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