Working class radicals : the Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920 /

Barkey, Frederick A.

Working class radicals : the Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920 / by Frederick A. Barkey. - Morgantown : West Virginia University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (271 pages). - West Virginia and Appalachia ; v. 14 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The origins of West Virginia socialism: 1898 -- 1904 -- The growth and appeal of the West Virginia socialist movement: 1905 -- 1911 -- The susceptibility of the West Virginia working class leadership to the appeal of socialism -- "We had the revolution" the West Virginia socialist party at its peak: 1912 -- 1915 -- The decine of the West Virginia socialist party: 1915 -- 1920 -- Technological change and the decline of trade union strength for the West Virginia socialist party.



9781935978466


Socialist parties--History.--West Virginia
Socialism--West Virginia.


Electronic Books.

HX91 / .W675 2012