{"product_id":"the-green-corn-rebellion-9780806140575","title":"The Green Corn Rebellion","description":"These days, rural Oklahoma is the last place anybody would look for leftist revolutionaries, but in 1917 the area exploded into full-blown insurrection. The state's tenant farmers, many of whom were Socialist Party members, viewed the Great War in Europe as a conflict that benefited only the rich. When the federal government enacted a draft, an uprising in eastern Oklahoma saw local townspeople skirmishing with rebellious farmers, including whites, blacks, and American Indians. More than 250 men were arrested -- some sentenced for up to ten years' imprisonment.\u003cp\u003eThis is the backdrop of William Cunningham's powerful novel \u003ci\u003eThe Green Corn Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e. First published in 1935, it tells the story of Jim Tetley, who wants simply to be a good farmer -- if the banks will only let him. As Jim copes with poverty, family rivalries, and community tensions, he must also weigh the need to respond to the call for armed rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the insurrection itself succeeded only in undermining the socialist movement and fueling the Red Scare of the 1920s, Cunningham's incendiary writing has been compared to that of Erskine Caldwell. A uniquely American story with roots set deep in Oklahoma soil, \u003ci\u003eThe Green Corn Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e will attract all readers interested in the state's tumultuous history and in populist causes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSellars, Nigel Anthony:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNigel Anthony Sellars\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Virginia, and author of \u003cem\u003eOil, Wheat, and Wobblies: The Industrial Workers of the World in Oklahoma.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCunningham, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Cunningham\u003c\/b\u003e (1901-67) grew up in Watonga, Oklahoma. A journalist, college teacher, and novelist, he was the first director of the Oklahoma Writers Project, part of the WPA Federal Writers Project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692891410706,"sku":"9780806140575","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69916777-183a-412b-aec5-37d60d46858a.jpg?v=1734137144","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-green-corn-rebellion-9780806140575","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}