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Introduction: Modern Times. Part One: Farmers. 1. Push And Energy: Boosterism And Rural Reform. 2. Knowledge And Power: Machinery Of Modern Education. 3. A Better Woman: Independence Of Thought And Action. 4. A Farmers' Trust: Cooperative Economies Of Scale. Part Two: Populists. 5. Business Politics: State Models And Political Frameworks. 6. Race Progress: Racial Ordering Of American Life. 7. Confederation: Labor, Urban, And Nonconformist Reform. 8. Shrine Of Science: Innovation In Populist Faith. Conclusion: Populist Defeat And Its Meaning. Sources. Modern Times -- I: Farmers -- Push And Energy: Boosterism And Rural Reform -- Knowledge And Power: Machinery Of Modern Education -- A Better Woman: Independence Of Thought And Action -- A Farmers' Trust: Cooperative Economies Of Scale -- Ii: Populists -- Business Politics: State Models And Political Frameworks -- Race Progress: Shaping A New Racial Order -- Confederation: Urban, Labor, And Nonconformist Reform -- Shrine Of Science: Innovation In Populist Faith -- Conclusion: Populist Defeat And Its Meaning. Charles Postel. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 349-377) And Index.