Patrick G. Williams
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Patrick G. Williams' research focuses on the history of the American South, particularly examining social and political movements. His work often explores the intersection of labor, politics, and regional identity. Williams has published on topics such as railroad strikes and the political landscape of Reconstruction Texas, contributing to scholarly understanding of these periods.
With a career marked by 72 publications and 34 citations, Williams has established a body of work within his field. His recent publications include "Mob Rule in the Ozarks: The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921–1923" (2026) and a review of "Two Counties in Crisis: Measuring Political Change in Reconstruction Texas" (2025). His research interests are further reflected in his engagement with the history of the Republican Party in Texas, as seen in his review of Wayne Thorburn's work in 2022.
His scholarship is characterized by a deep dive into specific historical events and political structures, aiming to illuminate the complexities of regional history and its impact on American society. Williams' work provides historical context for understanding labor disputes, political transitions, and the evolution of political parties in the South.
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- h-index: 4
- Publications: 72
- Citations: 37
Selected Publications
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: <i>Mob Rule in the Ozarks: The Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921–1923</i> (2026)
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A<scp>ndrew</scp> O<scp>ffenburger</scp>. <i>Frontiers in the Gilded Age: Adventure, Capitalism, and Dispossession from Southern Africa to the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands, 1880–1917</i>. (2020)
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Arkansas’s Gilded Age: The Rise, Decline, and Legacy of Populism and Working-Class Protest by Matthew Hild (2020)
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Confederate Political Economy: Creating and Managing a Southern Corporatist Nation, 1861–1865 (2017)
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Lone Star Unionism, Dissent, and Resistance: Other Sides of Civil War Texas (2017)
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Defying—but Not Defeating—Black Disfranchisement - R. Volney Riser. Defying Disfranchisement: Black Voting Rights Activism in the Jim Crow South, 1890–1908. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2010. 326 pp. $40.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-08071363386. (2014)
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