The politics of protest :the labor reform and Greenback parties in New Hampshire: Historical New Hampshire / Gordon B. McKinney.

Title:

The politics of protest :the labor reform and Greenback parties in New Hampshire: Historical New Hampshire / Gordon B. McKinney.

Author:

McKinney, Gordon B., 1943-

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1981.

Physical Description:

p. 149 - 170.

Source:

Vol. 36, Nos. 2-3 (Summer-Fall, 1981) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses the Labor Reform and Greenback political parties in New Hampshire during the 1870s. It examines the parties' platforms and election results and comments on the responses of New Hampshire's Democratic and Republican parties. The author reflects on industrialization in New Hampshire and the depopulation of farming towns and rural areas. The gubernatorial campaigns of Labor Reform Party candidate Samuel Flint and Greenback Party candidate Warren G. Brown are explored. Third party election issues discussed include paper currency reform and work hours.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Employee rights New Hampshire. , Labor laws and legislation. , Third parties (United States politics).

Locations:

New Hampshire Politics and government 1865-1950.

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