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Author Hofstadter, Richard, 1916-1970, author

Title The age of reform : from Bryan to F.D.R
Edition [First edition]
Published New York : Vintage Books, 1955
New York : Vintage Books, [1955]
©1955

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Description vi, 330 pages, xv, pages ; 22 cm
Series Vintage Books
Vintage book.
Contents The agrarian myth and commercial realities -- The folklore of populism -- From pathos to parity -- The status revolution and progressive leaders -- The progressive impulse -- The struggle over organization -- From Progressivism to the New Deal
Summary This analysis of the reform movements in American politics from 1890-1940 reviews: (1) The agrarian uprising that found its expression in the Populist movement of the 1890's; (2) The Progressive movement from about 1900 to 1914; (3) The New Deal of the 1930's. Emphasis is placed upon the ideas of the leading political reformers, their aims and techniques, and the combined effect of all of these things upon American thinking
Analysis Progressivism (United States politics)
United States Politics and government 20th century
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes 10-A
Pulitzer Prize, History, 1956
Subject Progressivism (United States politics)
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140455
LC no. 54007206
ISBN 039441442X
0394700953
9780394414423
9780394700953