Research Guide:  Populism and the Populist Party 1880-1908

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Populist Party People's Party Election 1892 Election 1896 Populism Southern Farmer's Alliance William McKinley William Jennings Bryan	E 660-738 (American History) E 661 (American Populism) JA 84 (Political Science) JK 2255-2391 (Political Parties)

In the 1870's, farmers created farmer's alliances to address economic problems that they were facing. In 1891 they joined with labor and reform groups to create The People's Party. The party had enough popular votes during the election of 1892 to influence the Democratic Party's platform during the election of 1896.

The Annals of America [Ref E173.A793] See 1891 essays in volume 11 & 1895 essay by Laughlin as well as 1896 essays in volume 12.

Dictionary of American History [Ref E174.D52 1976] Essay on Populism in volume 5.

Dictionary of American Biography [Ref E176.D562] The final supplement contains a complete index of subjects.

Great Events from History: American Series [Ref E178.M22] See essay on Organization of the People's Party, p.1225.

Encyclopedia of American Political History [Ref E183.E5 1984] See the essay in volume 3.

Encyclopedia of American Social History [Ref HN 57.E58 1998] See the index in the back of volume 3 for references to Populism and the People's Party.

Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought [Ref JA 61.B57 1991] See entry on Populism.

Encyclopedia of American Government [Ref JK 9.E59 1998] See volume 3 for an article on Populism.

National Party Conventions [Ref JK 2255.N376 1995] See section on convention chronologies and section on party profiles.

Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature [Ref PN 56.A5L44 1996] See essay on Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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1896 - The Presidential Campaign Cartoons & Commentary
http://iberia.vassar.edu/1896/1896home.html
provides an introduction to one aspect of the campaign: the hundreds of political cartoons published in newspapers around the country.

Recent Literature on American Populism
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~shgape/bibs/populism.html

The Rise and Fall of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as a "Parable on Populism"
http://www.halcyon.com/piglet/Populism.htm
As published in the JOURNAL OF THE GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIANS, vol. 15 (1994), pp. 49-63.