Anti-Intellectualism and other Reconsiderations 1. Richard Hofstadter: Anti-intellectualism in American Life (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Pp. ix, 434. $6.95.) 2. Frederick Merk: Manifest Destiny and Mission in American History; A Reinterpretation. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Pp. x, 266. $5.95.) 3. H. Wayne Morgan (ed.): The Gilded Age; A Reappraisal. (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1963. Pp. vii, 286. $5.50.)