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Book SynopsisOffers a challenge to the long-held view that the only important and influential politicians in post-Reconstruction Deep South states were Democrats. In this insightful and exhaustively researched volume, Samuel L. Webb presents new evidence that, contrary to popular belief, voters in at least one Deep South state did not flee en masse from the Republican party after Reconstruction.
Trade ReviewWebb has produced a well-written book that deserves the attention of historians interested in Populism and the southern branch of the Republican party."" -
American Historical Review""This is a valuable study of independent political activity in the mountain and upper piedmont counties of Alabama. It is well organized, imaginatively researched in the relatively limited sources available, and analyzed with consistency and with reference to the work of other scholars."" -
Appalachian Journal""
Two-Party Politics in the One-Party South is essential reading for students of southern history and politics."" -
The North Carolina Historical Review""All people who are interested in the history of the South or the writing of local history will want to read
Two-Party Politics."" -
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly""Employing solid evidence from the careers of ex-Populist leaders and from county-level histories of intra- and interparty struggle, Webb makes a convincing case that, in northern Alabama at least, Populism did not fade into crankiness and racism but was transformed into a vital progressivism within the GOP."" - Robert McMath, Georgia Institute of Technology
""Webb sheds light on an important, but little understood, aspect of Alabama history—the persistence of Jacksonian democracy in the state's hill country. By showing how this antebellum movement carried over into the New South and how it affected post-Civil War politics, he makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the continuity of southern history."" - Harvey H. Jackson III, Jacksonville State University
