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American writer and political theorist
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Male
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16 July 1928
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29 September 2013
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University of Texas System
Texas A&M University
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Biography
Lawrence Goodwyn (July 16, 1928 – September 29, 2013) was an American writer and political theorist. He was a professor at Duke University.
Goodwyn was best known for writing Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America, a book which chronicles the origins and rise of the People's Party. The book was nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1977.
He also wrote Breaking the Barrier: the Rise of Solidarity in Poland; and Texas Oil, American Dreams: a Study of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association.