03401nam 2200733Ia 450 991082572950332120230120033435.01-4571-1071-71-60732-053-3(CKB)2560000000053837(EBL)710204(OCoLC)775301681(SSID)ssj0000418858(PQKBManifestationID)11929525(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418858(PQKBWorkID)10377601(PQKB)11777686(OCoLC)692336835(MdBmJHUP)muse19994(Au-PeEL)EBL3039732(CaPaEBR)ebr10436219(OCoLC)923704880(Au-PeEL)EBL710204(CaONFJC)MIL913729(MiAaPQ)EBC3039732(MiAaPQ)EBC710204(EXLCZ)99256000000005383720100910d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe gospel of progressivism moral reform and labor war in Colorado, 1900-1930 /R. Todd Laugen1st ed.Boulder, CO University Press of Coloradoc20101 online resource (253 p.)Timberline booksDescription based upon print version of record.1-60732-052-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : the varieties of Colorado progressivism -- Protestant progressives and the Denver party machine -- Public enemy : Colorado fuel and iron or the saloon? -- The Denver tramway crisis and the struggle for masculine citizenship -- The consuming public and the industrial commission -- Ben Lindsey and women progressives -- The Colorado Klan and the decline of progressivism -- Epilogue : the progressive legacy.Chronicling the negotiations of Progressive groups and the obstacles that constrained them, The Gospel of Progressivism details the fight against corporate and political corruption in Colorado during the early twentieth century. While the various groups differed in their specific agendas, Protestant reformers, labor organizers, activist women, and mediation experts struggled to defend the public against special-interest groups and their stranglehold on Colorado politics. Sharing enemies like the party boss and corporate lobbyist who undermined honest and responsive government, Progressive leadTimberline books.Progressivism (United States politics)History20th centuryLaborColoradoHistory20th centuryLabor laws and legislationColoradoHistory20th centuryWomenPolitical activityColoradoHistory20th centuryPolitical corruptionColoradoHistory20th centuryColoradoPolitics and government1876-1950Progressivism (United States politics)HistoryLaborHistoryLabor laws and legislationHistoryWomenPolitical activityHistoryPolitical corruptionHistory978.8/031Laugen R. Todd1714869MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825729503321The gospel of progressivism4109021UNINA