Lawrence Goodwyn
American writer and political theorist
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| Intro | American writer and political theorist | ||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||
| was | Historian Writer | ||||||
| Work field | Literature Social science | ||||||
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| Birth | 16 July 1928 | ||||||
| Death | 29 September 2013 (aged 85 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Cancer | ||||||
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Lawrence Goodwyn (July 16, 1928 – September 29, 2013) was an American writer and political theorist. He was a professor at Duke University.
Goodwyn was best known for writing Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America, a book which chronicles the origins and rise of the People's Party. The book was nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1977.
He also wrote Breaking the Barrier: the Rise of Solidarity in Poland; and Texas Oil, American Dreams: a Study of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association.