A history of America between 1876 & 1901 focuses on the influence of new scientific ideas, such as evolution & the growing conflicts between business & labor. Indian affairs: the Sand Creek Massacre—An Indian policy—War in the southwest—Scattered campaigns—The end of the Indian wars—The railroads—The new technology—The rise of the trusts—The Darwinians—The great strikes—Progress and poverty—The conditions of labor—Unions—Haymarket—Free love—From free thought to anarchism—The James family—The Adamses—Immigration—The promised land—The city—the new journalists—Jane Addams and Hull House—The Farmer's Revolt—Politics—Homestead — 1893 — Coxey's army—Pullman—The election of 1896 — Religion—Education—Blacks—The women—The empire of reform—The literary scene—American literature: women's division—The arts—The West—North and South—Sports—The upper classes—The new empire—The end of the century—Retrospections