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Genre/Form: | e-books History Livres numériques |
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Material Type: | Document, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jarod Roll |
ISBN: | 1469656280 1469656299 9781469656281 9781469656298 9781469656311 1469656310 |
OCLC Number: | 1153185772 |
Description: | 1 ressource en ligne |
Contents: | Finding's keeping -- The favorite of fortune -- Nothing but his labor -- The Joplin man simply takes his chances -- The American boy has held his own -- Red-blooded, rugged individuals -- Back to work. |
Responsibility: | Jarod Roll. |
Abstract:
White working-class conservatives have played a decisive role in American history, particularly in their opposition to social justice movements and critiques of capitalism. While this pattern is largely seen as a post-1960s development, this book tells a different story, examining the history of white working-class conservatism since the Civil War.
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Poor Man's Fortune does critical work in reconstructing the long history of the district (known as the Tri-State, including parts of Kansas and Oklahoma) and in placing workers at the center of a story with national and even international importance.--Missouri Historical Review Read more...

