Democratic promise the populist moment in america 9780195019964 medicine health science books amazoncom the books actual subtitle is the populist moment in america not movement goodwyn who died today surely understood that his subtitle would be misread by many i did at first but the transitory nature of the movement is an essential theme of the book read more 10 . Start by marking democratic promise the populist movement in america as want to read start your review of democratic promise the populist movement in america write a review feb 16 2018 rob bauer rated it it was amazing shelves us history despite its age this remains a fine book for learning about the phenomenon of populism in the united states to begin we should note that . The movement was exploited in william jennings bryans 1896 presidential bid and then disintegrated leaving us with a word populist which is today much used and misused publishers description. Democratic promise the populist movement in america lawrence goodwyn presents a major reinterpretation of the most important american reform movement of the late 19th century