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Summary
In a concise, engaging narrative, Edwards recounts the contradictions of the era, including stories of tragedy and injustice alongside tales of humor, endurance, and triumph. She offers a balanced perspective that considers many viewpoints, including those of native-born whites, Native Americans, African Americans, and an array of Asian, Mexican, and European immigrants.
Author Biography
Rebecca Edwards is Professor of History on the Eloise Ellery Chair at Vassar College. She is the author of Angels in the Machinery: Gender in American Party Politics from the Civil War to the Progressive Era (OUP, 1997) and coauthor, with James A. Henretta and Robert O. Self, of America's History, Seventh Edition (2011).
Table of Contents
Introduction: A "Gilded Age"?
PART I: THE WEDGE, 1865-1890
1. An Uneasy Peace: The Legacies of Civil War
2. Reach: Energy, Corporations, and People in the Global Economy
3. Work: Moving Up or Getting By
4. A State of War: The Violence of Incorporation
PART II: THE EXCHANGE
5. Money
6. Youth
7. Sex
8. Faith
9. Science
PART III: THE FIRES, 1890-1905
10. Cooperative Dreams: Populists and Progressives
11. Executive Powers: Presidents, Corporations, and American Empire
Epilogue: The Partridges and the Hippopotamus
Questions for Discussion
Index
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