Review of \u3ci\u3e The Limits of Agrarian Radicalism: Western Populism and American Politics\u3c/i\u3e by Peter H. Argersinger

Peter Argersinger is one of the best known and influential writers on American Populism. His clear, well-crafted pieces on the origins and eventual demise of the Populist movement are outstanding in their ability to help contemporary readers understand the turmoil and complexity of late nineteenth- century American politics. Those familiar with his writing will find The Limits of Agrarian Radicalism a compilation of previous work spanning a quarter century of scholarly effort with an entirely new chapter as a bonus. My personal favorite, Road to a Republican Waterloo, explains why a third party farmer\u27s movement triumphed over a well-entrenched Republican party in the Kansas election of 1890