Righteous Indignation uncovers what motivated conservative; mostly middle-class southern farmers to revolt against the Democratic Party by embracing the radical; even revolutionary biracial politics of the People's Party in the 1890s. While other historians of Populism have looked to economics; changing markets; or various ideals to explain this phenomenon; in Righteous Indignation; Joe Creech posits evangelical religion as the motive force behind the shift. This illuminating study shows how Populists wove their political and economic reforms into a grand cosmic narrative pitting the forces of God and democracy against those of Satan and tyranny; and energizing their movement with a sacred sense of urgency. This book also unpacks the southern Protestants' complicated approach to political and economic questions; as well as addressing broader issues about protest movements; race relations; and the American South.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book; but cartographers need to take pity on the reader.By Dave D.A well researched and written book. I learned a great deal about the common soldiers and small unit morale. The interplay of the major actors is also well presented.My only complaint is the coordination between text and otherwise excellent maps. The text will make references to locations ('round forest'; Widow Burns house; various roads; etc) that are not labeled on the map. Many units in the text are referred to by their commanders; but when you go to the map the identification is by unit designation. Frantic flipping back and forth to other maps or the appendix results. I'd rather have a 'cluttered map' than the frustration of page flipping.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Cozzens is exellent; a great battlefield historian.By WCBI have read all three of Cozzens books about the Stones River; Chickamauga; and Chattanooga campaigns. I liken his writing to that of Rick Atkinson ' s World War 2 Liberation trilogy in his style of writing; but Cozzens incredible dissection of battlefield movements is almost blurring at times. The from the boredom of camp life to the smoke and confusion of battle; He does a great job of capturing the confusion and tragedy of the battles as they happened. I have visited Chicamauga Battlefield; and I believe that Cozzens books; along with David Powell ' s "Maps of Chicamauga" provide the three quinticential tools the modern reader must have to grasp the essence and meaning of this Civil War Campaign.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great for research.By SSG BarnesGreat book on Stones River. Shows info that other books have left out. Great addition to library and research of Stones River. Both of my Great Grandfathers Units are mention and shows the location during the battles. 34 Alabama and the 8th Mississippi Confederate Infantry.
