Michael Pierce is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. He is co-editor of Builders of Ohio and co-author of In the Workers' Interest.

The author has done substantial research and is making a solid argument on a perennial, but still important, topic: who were the Populists? Pierce convincingly demonstrates that, contrary to much of the Populist historiography, Ohio's Populist Party did well with workers in urban areas.- Charles Postel, San Francisco State University The author does a wonderful job of narrating the ins and outs of Ohio labor politics in the 1890s, combining extensive knowledge, sound historical judgment, and a vigorous and lucid writing style.... In short, the author's study of Ohio labor Populism potentially fills a significant need in both labor and Populist scholarship.- Kenneth Fones-Wolf, West Virginia University

Michael Pierce is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. He is co-editor of Builders of Ohio and co-author of In the Workers' Interest.

The author has done substantial research and is making a solid argument on a perennial, but still important, topic: who were the Populists? Pierce convincingly demonstrates that, contrary to much of the Populist historiography, Ohio's Populist Party did well with workers in urban areas.- Charles Postel, San Francisco State University The author does a wonderful job of narrating the ins and outs of Ohio labor politics in the 1890s, combining extensive knowledge, sound historical judgment, and a vigorous and lucid writing style.... In short, the author's study of Ohio labor Populism potentially fills a significant need in both labor and Populist scholarship.- Kenneth Fones-Wolf, West Virginia University

Michael Pierce is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. He is co-editor of Builders of Ohio and co-author of In the Workers' Interest.

The author has done substantial research and is making a solid argument on a perennial, but still important, topic: who were the Populists? Pierce convincingly demonstrates that, contrary to much of the Populist historiography, Ohio's Populist Party did well with workers in urban areas.- Charles Postel, San Francisco State University The author does a wonderful job of narrating the ins and outs of Ohio labor politics in the 1890s, combining extensive knowledge, sound historical judgment, and a vigorous and lucid writing style.... In short, the author's study of Ohio labor Populism potentially fills a significant need in both labor and Populist scholarship.- Kenneth Fones-Wolf, West Virginia University