O. Gene Clanton (1934'2017) was professor emeritus of history at Washington State University, where he taught for 29 years. This is his first of several books on populism.

Jeff Wells is associate professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He serves as the associate editor of the Middle West Review and his articles on Populism have appeared in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly, South Dakota History, and Nebraska History.