Why was Oklahoma, of all places, more hospitable to Socialism than any other state in America? In this provocative book, Jim Bissett chronicles the rise and fall of the Socialist Party of Oklahoma during the first two decades of the twentieth century, when Socialism in the United States enjoyed its golden age.
Drawing most of its support from working farmers, the Soci.
To explain socialism\'s popularity in Oklahoma, Bissett looks back to the state\'s strong tradition of agrarian reform.
Why was Oklahoma, of all places, more hospitable to Socialism than any other state in America? In this provocative book, Jim Bissett chronicles the rise and fall of the Socialist Party of Oklahoma during the first two decades of the twentieth century, when Socialism in the United States enjoyed its golden age