A History of Utah Radicalism: Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary

495 Pages·2011·2.852 MB·English

by  John S. McCormick, John R. Sillito

A History of Utah Radicalism

A History of Utah Radicalism
Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary
John S. McCormick
and John R. Sillito
Utah State University Press
Logan, Utah
2011
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Utah State University Press
Logan, Utah 84322-3078
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Cover illustration: Handbill advertising a Socialist Party rally sometime between 1915 and 1917.
Tooele County voters elected J. Alex Bevan to the Utah State Legislature in 1914 as a Socialist and
re-elected him in 1916. Brigham H. Rowberry was a longtime Socialist Party activist from Tooele
County. (Courtesy Mrs. Cleone Hogevoll. Handbill now in possession of John McCormick).
Manufactured in the United States of America
Printed on acid-free, recycled paper
978-0-87421-814-5 (cloth)
978-0-87421-848-0 (paper)
978-0-87421-815-2 (e-book)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McCormick, John S., 1944-
History of Utah radicalism : startling, socialistic, and decidedly
revolutionary / John S. McCormick, John R Sillito.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-87421-814-5 (cloth) — ISBN 978-0-87421-848-0 (paper) —
ISBN 978-0-87421-815-2 (e-book)
1. Socialism—Utah—History. 2. Radicalism—Utah—History. 3.
Utah—Politics and government. 4. Socialist Party (U.S.)—History. I.
Sillito, John R. II. Title.
HX91.U7M44 2011
335.09792—dc23
2011018999
To those who sought to build the cooperative commonwealth and
those who continue to do so today.

A History of Utah Radicalism

A History of Utah Radicalism
Startling, Socialistic, and Decidedly Revolutionary
John S. McCormick
and John R. Sillito
Utah State University Press
Logan, Utah
2011