These days, rural Oklahoma is the last place anybody would look for
leftist revolutionaries, but in 1917 the area exploded into
full-blown insurrection. The state's tenant farmers, many of whom
were Socialist Party members, viewed the Great War in Europe as a
conflict that benefited only the rich. When the federal government
enacted a draft, an uprising in eastern Oklahoma saw local
townspeople skirmishing with rebellious farmers, including whites,
blacks, and American Indians. More than 250 men were arrested --
some sentenced for up to ten years' imprisonment.
This is the backdrop of William Cunningham's powerful novel "The
Green Corn Rebellion." First published in 1935, it tells the story
of Jim Tetley, who wants simply to be a good farmer -- if the banks
will only let him. As Jim copes with poverty, family rivalries, and
community tensions, he must also weigh the need to respond to the
call for armed rebellion.
Although the insurrection itself succeeded only in undermining
the socialist movement and fueling the Red Scare of the 1920s,
Cunningham's incendiary writing has been compared to that of
Erskine Caldwell. A uniquely American story with roots set deep in
Oklahoma soil, "The Green Corn Rebellion" will attract all readers
interested in the state's tumultuous history and in populist
causes.
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