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- Michael Kazin, The Populist Persuasion: An American History, Cornell University Press, 1998, p. 222–224.
- Singh, Nikhil. "Irritants or Apologists: A Reply to Michael Kazin" New Labor Forum No. 5 (Fall-Winter, 1999), pp. 32-37 online
