The united states during reconstruction and the gilded age, 18651896. The biltmore mansion was built by george washington. When the first edition of america in the gilded age was published in 1984, it soon acquired the status of a classic, and was widely acknowledged as the first comprehensive account of the latter half of the nineteenth century to appear in many years. Devoted to the histories and current state of the great mansions of america s gilded age. Taking after the civil war, the united states hopped to the front of the world in industrialization. Shupes the four hundred series are some of the best new books set in the gilded age, and follow english noblewomen as they discover the intoxicating freedom and powerful men of turnofthecentury america. The term was coined by writers mark twain and charles dudley warner in the gilded age. The book cowritten with charles dudley warner satirized the promised golden age.
Morgan, and the battle to transform american capitalism. First published in 1873, the gilded age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of postcivil war america an age of. Creating a top ten list for the gilded age progressive era is challenging. Perspectives on the origins of modern america 2 by charles w. Gilded ageprogressive era history top ten booklist. Looking backward was a galvanizing bestseller that has sunk into obscurity today, though several of the stories featured later in this article were. Mar 17, 2015 explore chezzaleighs board gilded age books, followed by 159. In united states history, the gilded age is a period spanning approximately the 1870s to the turn of the twentieth century.
America in the gilded age free nonfiction books, 18651901. Her works the age of innocence, the house of mirth, and ethan frome have been adapted as films that have brought her work to even larger audiences. Historical romance victoriangilded age, historical. Mexican borderlands, 18801917 the lamar series in western history andrew offenburger 4. The epic story of love, loss, and american royalty in the nations largest home.
Creating a top ten list for the gilded ageprogressive era is challenging. The united states during reconstruction and the gilded age, 18651896 0 likes it was katelyns first time in a skiff, her first time on the river, her first. A tale of today 1873, satirizing what they believed to be an era of serious social problems disguised by a thin gold gilding the gilded age. Richard white looks back on america s first gilded age. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. The point, theme, and purpose of twains book is to show that slavery and. Most of these books are focused on trying to define this era as whole, instead of focusing on a single issue. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed american society. A taleof today, depicts a period in the united states with genuine social issues. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Reading the market johns hopkins university press books. How the gilded ages top 1 percent thrived on corruption.
A tale of today was a famous satirical novel by mark twain set in the late 1800s, and was its namesake. In the gilded age and later novels, the sixth volume in the library of america s collection of twains writings, his acute sense of the human comedy is as irrepressible as ever. It saw great changes wrought by technological advance. The population in san francisco grew from a small settlement of about 200 residents in 1846 to a boomtown of about 36,000 by 1852.
This february, in honor of black history month, library of america has released reconstruction. That age covers american reconstruction, the american industrial revolution and the american victorian period. Edith wharton is known in american cultural history primarily as the author of gilded age novels that for a century have captivated and entertained readers. Many people have pointed to similarity of the issues between the gilded age progressive era and our present america technology, income inequality, immigration, expansion of government, big business. The period after reconstruction, the last few decades of the nineteenth century, was known as the gilded age, a term coined by mark twain in 1873. During this era, america became more prosperous and saw unprecedented growth. An eclectic compendium of short, illustrated essays about the celebrities, buildings, gardens, art, books and more that help define america s gilded age. A tale of today is an 1873 novel by mark twain and charles dudley warner that satirizes greed and political corruption in postcivil war america.
I found america in the gilded age by sean dennis cashman an enjoyable and entertaining book when i used it for my american history 18761900 college course. Buy a cheap copy of the gilded age book by mark twain. Devoted to books that i love and recommend about, the gilded age. History and life on the meyer library web page under articles. Few things could have seemed more exotic or more exciting in gilded age america than visions of multihued, brightly colored, bedecked and bedazzled, alluring and forbidden moorish. Gilded age by mcmillan, claire and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Gilded age 18781889 writer and humorist, mark twain, wrote the novel the gilded age ridiculing washington d. The gilded age in america an eclectic compendium of. The term gilded age for the period of economic boom after the american civil war up to the turn of the century was applied to the era by historians in the 1920s, who took the term from one of mark twains lesser known novels, the gilded age.
The biltmore mansion was built by george washington vanderbilt ii between 1889 and 1895. Adventure, capitalism, and dispossession from southern africa to the u. The courtroom battle to save his legacy by dan abrams, lost kingdom. It is the largest privately owned house in the united states, at 178,926 square feet. Sean dennis cashman has written a wonderful book that covers the important events and developments of that age.
The gilded age means america and america would not be the country it is today without the successes, failures and excesses of the gilded age. The books on the following list are considered scholarly. Race and spectacle in the circuses of gilded age america. Edith wharton is known in american cultural history primarily as the author of gilded age novels that for a century have captivated and entertained. In the long gilded age, leon fink, one of americas foremost experts in american labor and immigration history, explores the era that saw the. The phrase americas gilded age typically brings to mind the. The united states that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the civil war. White discusses a wide variety of aspects of gilded age america in the republic for which it stands, which is one of the reasons that it is the best book about the gilded age. America in the gilded age free nonfiction books 1865. Stanford historian reexamines united states reconstruction, gilded.
The railroad barons, the gilded age, and the greatest labor uprising in america. The gilded age, a tale of today by mark twain loyal books. There are an extraordinary number of outstanding books on this period. Get the best books, ebooks, articles, media and open access sources on american history 18771890. America s fascination with the stock market dates back to the gilded age. Sean dennis cashman traces the political and social saga of america. Perspectives on the origins of modern america this handy collection of essays provides a nice introduction to various aspects of the gilded age. The gilded age was a period of transformation in the economy, technology, government, and social customs of america. Winner of the baas book prize of the british association of american studies americans pay famously close attention to the market. When america entered world war i in 1917, the progressive era and any remnants of the gilded age effectively ended as the countrys focus shifted to the realities of war. Stanfords richard white, an american historian, analyzes the united. The gilded age began in the united states in the 1870s and ended shortly. The gilded age, which got from one of mark twains books, the gilded age.
Providence rhode island, newport rhode island, american mansions. If the gilded age is america s most corrupt period, the time between the progressive era and the 1960s and 1970s is among the least corrupt. A european visitor in the 1880s remarked that the only sense not offended by american cooking was hearing. But in his new book, age of betrayal, atlantic senior editor jack beatty paints a. Sean dennis cashman is the author of various popular books on american history, most recently the third edition of his classic america in the gilded age, also.
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