Gilded Age History in Documents

by Janette Thomas Greenwood

Book Overview

When many Americans think of the Gilded Age, they picture the mansions at Newport, Rhode Island, or the tenements of New York City. Indeed, the late 19th century was a period of extreme poverty thinly veiled by fabulous wealth. However, we should not remember the era only for the strides made by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie or social reformer Jane Addams. All Americans had to adjust to the dynamic social and economic changes of the Gilded Age--the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195105230
• ISBN13: 9780195105230
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.3"