New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age: 1865-1905

by Rebecca Edwards

Book Overview

New Spirits: Americans in the "Gilded Age," 1865-1905, Third Edition, provides a fascinating look at one of the most crucial chapters in U.S. history. Rejecting the stereotype of a "Gilded Age" dominated by "robber barons," author Rebecca Edwards invites us to look more closely at the period when the United States became a modern industrial nation and asserted its place as a leader on the world stage.

In a concise, engaging narrative, Edwards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190217170
• ISBN13: 9780190217174
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"