Lawrence Goodwyn

| birth_place = Fort Huachuca, Arizona, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | occupation = | spouse = Nell DeReese | children = Wade Goodwyn, Lauren Goodwyn | alma_mater = | workplaces = Duke University | discipline = History | main_interests = }} Lawrence Corbett Goodwyn (July 16, 1928 – September 29, 2013) was an American historian of democratic movements, journalist and political theorist known for his study of American populism. He served as a professor at Duke University from 1971 to 2003.

Goodwyn was best known for writing ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=P5l2AAAAMAAJ Democratic Promise: The Populist Moment in America]'', a book which chronicles the origins and rise of the People's Party, in the social and historical context from which it emerged, American Midwestern and Southwestern populism. The book was nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1977, and it achieved finalist status. An abridged version of ''Democratic Promise'', titled ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Hrs4QazI2qoC The Populist Moment: A Short History of the Agrarian Revolt in America]'', was published in 1978. ''The Populist Moment'' became a staple in university history seminars, labor organizing institutes and community activism efforts for years to come.

His publications generally focused on the Southwestern United States, but in 1991 he published ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Kr2yAAAAIAAJ Breaking the Barrier: the Rise of Solidarity in Poland]'', a book that focused on a working class movement from another region: Poland's Solidarnosc movement. Provided by Wikipedia