Lawrence Goodwyn
American writer and political theorist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Lawrence Corbett Goodwyn was an American journalist and political theorist known for his study of American populism. He served as a professor at Duke University from 1971 to 2003. Goodwyn was best known for writing Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America, a book which chronicles the origins and rise of the People's Party. The book was nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1977, and it achieved finalist status. An abridged version of Democratic Promise, titled The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America, was published in 1978. The Populist Moment became a staple in university history seminars, labor organizing institutes and community activism efforts for years to come.
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