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A significant contribution to historical sociology that shows how economic/class relations within frontier communities determined the shape of the political system.--Scott McNall, author of The Road to Rebellion: Class Formation and Kansas Populism, 1865-1900 Hogan has successfully rooted his analysis in the actual experience of frontier Colorado and shows a sensitivity to the nuance of the historical record that is often missing from retrospective testing of social science theory.--Carl Abbott, author of Colorado: A History of the Centennial State and Boosters and Businessmen

A significant contribution to historical sociology that shows how economic/class relations within frontier communities determined the shape of the political system. --Scott McNall, author of The Road to Rebellion: Class Formation and Kansas Populism, 1865-1900 Hogan has successfully rooted his analysis in the actual experience of frontier Colorado and shows a sensitivity to the nuance of the historical record that is often missing from retrospective testing of social science theory. --Carl Abbott, author of Colorado: A History of the Centennial State and Boosters and Businessmen

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Richard L. Hogan is professor emeritus of sociology at Purdue University. He is the author of The Failure of Planning: Permitting Sprawl in San Diego Suburbs, 1970–1999, and his articles have appeared in Theory and Society and Social Science History. This was his first book.

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