Bayard Taylor: Laureate of the Gilded Age is a biography written by Richmond Croom Beatty that explores the life and work of Bayard Taylor, a prominent American writer, translator, and diplomat who lived during the Gilded Age. The book details Taylor's upbringing in rural Pennsylvania, his early career as a journalist and travel writer, and his later success as a poet and novelist. Beatty also delves into Taylor's personal life, including his marriage...