Working Class Radicals: The Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920, Paperback

Working Class Radicals: The Socialist Party in West Virginia, 1898-1920 examines the rise and fall of organized socialism in West Virginia through an exploration of the demographics of membership, oral interview material gathered in the 1960s from party members, and the collapse of the party in the wake of the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek coal-mining strike of 1912.

About the Author:

Frederick A. Barkey is Professor Emeritus, Marshall University and Founder of the West Virginia Labor History Association. Ken Fones-Wolf is Professor of History and Stuart and Joyce Robbins Chair, West Virginia University.