Sources / Afterword and Credits . “On Populist Sources” / Afterword . It is interesting that so many of the numerous histories of Populism have been written from the perspective of a specific region of the country. Given the sheer complexity of understanding the movement’s many fronts – despite its similarities – along with documenting the general social / economic / political realities of the time, providing adequate coverage is difficult; it’s outright daunting. My own introduction to Populism was in researching and writing a history of Greene County, Georgia. My sources (primary and published) all approached the period from a Southern perspective. From the following list Ed Ayers, Steven Hahn and C. Vann Woodward were my distinguished predecessors in focusing on the Southern viewpoint. However, Norman Pollack’s view was almost entirely from the Midwestern / Western view. Though recording the Southern view quite thoroughly, John D. Hicks – a history professor at the University of Nebraska at the time of his book’s publication in 1931 – wrote with a bend towards the Western perspective in what is the classic history of Populism. In my mind the signal history is Lawrence Goodwyn’s 1978: The Populist Moment. Its objectivity and relevant insight are approached by others; yet Goodwyn’s work is the complete package. His vast grasp of all sections is evident. It is the one book above all others that I would recommend to the interested. As customary, our Almanack articles / histories are written from the perspective of the history-enthusiast. Still, I was careful to denote sources on direct quotes and general lines of thinking should this history find itself useful in a basic research role. In addition I’d like to point out that despite the Texas Handbook being the only online source actively used in my own background research, there are scores of well-written / informative histories, papers and dissertations online. In closing I reiterate: my choice for focusing on Populism in the South was due mainly to a more thorough understanding of its perspective above other sections. However, this is placed alongside my unwavering belief that in the South the movement’s heart and soul was born, came of age and subsequently perished. Bibliography . Ayers, Edward L. The Promise of the New South – Life After Reconstruction. New York, Oxford University Press: 1992. Cooper, Jr., William J. and Thomas E. Terrill. The American South – A History. New York, McGraw Hill, Inc: 1991. Coulter, E. Merton. A History of the South – Volume VIII: The South During Reconstruction, 1865-1877. Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press: 1947. Goodwyn, Lawrence. The Populist Moment – A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America. New York, Oxford University Press: 1978. Hahn, Steven. The Roots of Southern Populism – Yeomen Farmers and the Transformation of the Georgia Upcountry, 1850-1890. New York, Oxford University Press: 1983. Hicks, John D. The Populist Revolt – A History of the National Farmer’s Alliance. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press: 1931. McElvaine, Robert S. The Great Depression, America 1929-1941. New York, Times Books – Random House: 1984, 1993. Pollack, Norman. The Populist Response to Industrial America – Midwestern Populist Thought. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press: 1962. Simkins, Francis. A History of the South. New York, Alfred A. Knopf: 1953. Woodward, C. Vann. A History of the South – Volume IX: Origins of the New South, 1877-1913. Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Press: 1951. Woodward, C. Vann. Tom Watson – Agrarian Rebel. Savannah, GA, The Beehive Press: 1973 (originally published in 1938). Woodward, C. Vann. The Burden of Southern History – Revised Edition. New York, The New American Library – A Mentor Book, 1968 (reprint of 1960 LSU Press publication). Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States, 1492-Present – Revised and Updated Edition. New York, Harper Perennial: 1995 (originally published in 1980). Additional Credits . Lyrics from “The Farmer is the Man,” traditional American folk song: Songs of Man – The International Book of Folk Songs. New York, Bonanza Books. (also credit Howard Zinn’s, A People’s History of the U.S.) The Handbook of Texas Online website: its chapters devoted to “People’s Party,” the “Southern Mercury,” and the “Farmer’s Alliance.” All photographs: InHeritage © All Rights Reserved The Rise & Fall of Populism in the South: Table of Contents Introduction Part I: "Not a Revolt, A Revolution" Part II: "Fighting It Straight" Part III: "Sold Out" Sources / Afterword and Credits