The Gilded Age: 1870 to 1900
- ISBN-10
- 1438117485
- ISBN-13
- 9781438117485
- Series
- The Gilded Age
- Category
- National characteristics, American
- Pages
- 301
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- Infobase Publishing
- Author
- Rodney P. Carlisle
Description
Examines the history, events and people in the years often referred to the "Gilded Age", gathered by historians, scientists, archaeologists, and other scholars.
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