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The Gilded Age is the name coined by Mark Twain to refer to the era of rapid economic growth in the United States between the 1870s and about 1900. This book looks at how this period presaged our own time. Photographs, political cartoons, engravings and other ephemera help bring this fascinating period into focus.

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The Gilded Age is the name coined by Mark Twain to refer to the era of rapid economic growth in the United States between the 1870s and about 1900. This book looks at how this period presaged our own time. Photographs, political cartoons, engravings and other ephemera help bring this fascinating period into focus.
Autorenporträt
Alan Axelrod is the author of more than 100 books, including Profiles in Audacity and the CEO and Real History series (all Sterling). He was the coauthor of The New York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History (with Charles Phillips; Adams Media Corporation) as well as the Businessweek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO (both Prentice Hall). He has appeared on MSNBC, the Discovery Channel, CNN, Fox, and numerous radio news and talk programs, including NPR. Axelrod and his work have been featured in Businessweek, Fortune, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, and many newspapers, including USA Today.