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The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly
different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War.
Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women
in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had
transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings
together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of
modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments.
These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various
societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the
Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today. Charles
W. Calhoun connects all of these essays with a comprehensive
introduction that places each article in an understandable
historical context. For the second edition of this successful book,
each essay was revised and three new pieces have been added that
explore technology, consumerism, intellectual life, and race in
late nineteenth century America.
The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly
different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War.
Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women
in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had
transformed American society. Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings
together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of
modern scholarship while making their own interpretive arguments.
These engaging pieces allow students to consider the various
societal, cultural and political factors that make studying the
Gilded Age crucial to our understanding of America today. Charles
W. Calhoun connects all of these essays with a comprehensive
introduction that places each article in an understandable
historical context. For the second edition of this successful book,
each essay was revised and three new pieces have been added that
explore technology, consumerism, intellectual life, and race in
late nineteenth century America.
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