Gilded Age
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The Gilded Age (approximately 1876-1900) is the era of the robber barons, the age of unrestricted capitalism in the late 19th century United States. The term was coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in their 1873 book, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.
The story was about a city, which from far, looked as if it was made of gold, but instead, was covered in cheap gold paint. It reflected the truth about America, where companies such as railroad companies wove tales about streets made of gold to attract immigrants to work for them when the actual situation was different.
See also
History of the United States (1865-1918)
External link
- Full text of the story
- More general information to the Gilded Age on the Library of Congress site, "America's Library".
