Rural democracy : family farmers and politics in western Washington, 1890-1925 / Marilyn P. Watkins.
Material type: TextPublication details: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995.Description: xii, 239 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 0801430739 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780801430732 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lewis County (Wash.) -- Politics and government
- Agriculture and politics -- Washington (State) -- Lewis County -- History -- 19th century
- Agriculture and politics -- Washington (State) -- Lewis County -- History -- 20th century
- Family farms -- Washington (State) -- Lewis County -- History -- 19th century
- Family farms -- Washington (State) -- Lewis County -- History -- 20th century
- F897.L6 W38 1995
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-233) and index.
1. Introduction: Agrarian Activism, Gender, and Lewis County -- 2. Rural Community Life: Lewis County in the 1890s -- 3. New Visions: Political Culture in the Farmers' Alliance -- 4. Populists and Republicans: National Parties and Local Issues -- 5. Progressive Populists: The Grange in Lewis County -- 6. Specialization and Cooperation: Agricultural Change in the Early Twentieth Century -- 7. A Community in Conflict: The End of Tolerance -- 8. Conclusion.