Social Darwinism in American thought / Richard Hofstadter.

The coming of Darwinism -- The vogue of Spencer -- William Graham Sumner : Social Darwinist -- Lester Ward : critic -- Evolution, ethics, and society -- The dissenters -- The current of pragmatism -- Trends in social theory, 1890-1915 -- Racism and imperialism -- Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-242) and index.

First published in 1944. 17th prt. of 1971.

The age of reform : from Bryan to F.D.R. / Hofstadter, Richard

"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."

The progressive historians : Turner, Beard, Parrington / Hofstadter, Richard.

Pages appear to be missing from the introduction.

"The ideas and contributions of the three major interpretative historians of the U.S. in the twentieth century."