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Book SynopsisPlacing the Jackson County Rebellion squarely within America’s long tradition of populist uprisings against the perceived sins of an allegedly corrupt, affluent local elite, Jeff LaLande argues that this little-remembered episode is part of a long history of violent conflict in the West that continues today.
Trade ReviewLaLande pulls on a thread from the cloth of Oregon’s political history—the Jackson County Rebellion of 1932-1933—detailing the unraveling of civic comity and offering readers lessons on the perils of conspiracy-laced populism during a time of economic stress."—William L. Lang, Emeritus Professor of History, Portland State University
"Lalande reminds us that however new the political turmoil and violence of the 21st century may seem, its roots lie in a foundational period of discord over the role of capital and state power in agrarian society. The Jackson County Rebellion, often portrayed as proto-fascist, emerges in this account as one of many moments when frustration turned to anger in the American countryside."—Catherine McNicol Stock, author of
Rural Radicals: Righteous Rage in the American Grain“Grounded in exhaustive research, this study of the raucous and turbulent history of Oregon’s Jackson County Rebellion provides a compelling account of establishment politics, insurgent struggles against those policies, partisan intrigue, and conspiracy theories gone astray. A great read!"—William G. Robbins, author of
The People's School: A History of Oregon State University“For our era of populism and its impact,
The Jackson County Rebellion offers an insightful study of the populist movement in 1930s southern Oregon, its perpetrators, its objectives, and its outcome."—Barbara Mahoney, author of
The Salem Clique
