Sons of the wild jackass : the Nonpartisan League in North Dakota / by Terry L. Shoptaugh.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Fargo, ND : North Dakota State University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 219 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781946163127
- 1946163120
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Main Library | NonFiction | 338.1097 S559 | Available | 33111010398895 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Napoleon Bonaparte once told his courtiers that true leadership required the ability to inspire those who would follow. "A leader is a dealer in hope," he insisted. This kind of leadership inspired farmers of North Dakota to form the Nonpartisan League in 1915. Stirred by charismatic leaders--including a stem-winding speaker who told his lieutenants to lie to the farmers when it helped the cause, a future governor who would survive a series of scandals, and a talented lawyer who was perpetually threatened by debt--the League sparked similar actions in neighboring states. The League's best times were brief, but what the members achieved influenced national legislation and programs that aid American farmers to this day.Drawing upon newspapers, interviews, and collections of private papers, Sons of the Wild Jackass uses ground-level perspectives to tell the story of the League.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: a question of leadership -- Men, money, and markets -- The people will run the risk -- Jumping on the bandwagon -- Farmers triumphant? -- New horizons beckon -- Langer's revolt -- Reds -- Things fall apart -- The reckoning -- The legacy.