Citizens with a "just cause" :the New Hampshire Farmer-Labor party in depression-era Berlin: Historical New Hampshire / Linda Upham-Bornstein.

Title:

Citizens with a "just cause" :the New Hampshire Farmer-Labor party in depression-era Berlin: Historical New Hampshire / Linda Upham-Bornstein.

Author:

Upham-Bornstein, Linda.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, N.H.: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2008.

Physical Description:

p. 117-137.

Source:

Vol. 62, No. 2 (Fall 2008) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses the Farmer-Labor Party, formed in Berlin, New Hampshire in 1934 by a group of citizens originally acting against a corrupt tax collector. The party is discussed as both a manifestation of the unique situation of the town and of the broader political and economic conditions in the United States during the Great Depression. Topics discussed include the Farmer-Labor Party's populist political antecedents in the American Midwest, where agricultural and industrial workers combined to press for labor reform legislation, and the history of Berlin, including the growth of its pulp and papermaking industry and the impact of the 1929 stock market crash.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Political parties History. United States , Paper industry New Hampshire. , Depressions 1929.

Locations:

Berlin (N.H.) Politics and government 1901-1953.

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