Morton F. Plant and the Connecticut Shoreline: Philanthropy in the Gilded Age, Hardcover - Gail B. MacDonald

Reducere. Gilded Age financier Morton F. Plant inherited his father's transportation empire determined to improve his community. A dreamer eager to invest in...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jane F. McAleveyThe crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its...

Galahad in the Gilded Age is the story of George William Curtis, regarded at the beginning of his career as little more than a handsome, amusing yo...

It's time for a new approach to environmentalism that focusses on practical solutions rather than problems and speaks to ordinary citizens in simpl...

Reducere. A fresh look at the life and times of Victoria Woodhull and Tennie Claflin, two sisters whose radical views on sex, love, politics, and business th...

Contributor(s): Author: Jane F. McAleveyThe crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its...

Reducere. No woman in the Gilded Age made as much money as Hetty Green, America s first female tycoon. A strong woman who forged her own path, she was worth ...

Murder and dark deeds shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dresse...

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From the beginnings of big-city police work to the rise of the Mafia, Rogues' Gallery is a colorful and captivating history of crime and punishment...

Publisher: Overlook PressAuthor(s): Betsy PrioleauIllustration(s): 25-30 black-and-white images in one insertNumber of pages: 336Publication date: ...

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The People's Network reconstructs the story of U.S. and Canadian independent telephone companies which challenged the Bell System's market dominati...

Reducere. Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age""Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intend...

Reducere. Vast fortunes grew out of the party system during the Gilded Age. In New York, party leaders experimented with novel ways to accumulate capital for...

Reducere. November 1891, the heart of Gilded Age Manhattan. Thousands filled the streets surrounding Madison Square, fingers pointing, mouths agape. After co...

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Reducere. When Consuelo Vanderbilt's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, enthusiastical...

In More Stories of the Rich and Famous: Aiken's Winter Colony in the Gilded Age, the reader is placed in the action as witness to the high and low ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Gilded Age, then keep reading...From a modern perspective, it may seem that the United State...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Gilded Age, then keep reading...From a modern perspective, it may seem that the United State...

Reducere. From the grand majesty of the Breakers to the beautiful proportions of Rosecliff, these houses are enduring reminders of the architectural flowerin...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Lawrence CappelloIllustration(s): 6 halftonesNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Can a scandalized heiress...Beatrice Goodwin left Manhattan a duchess and has returned a divorc e, ready to seize control of her fate and the famil...

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Reducere. On a cold, rainy dawn in late November 1872, Lieutenant Frazier Boutelle and a Modoc Indian nicknamed Scarface Charley leveled firearms at each oth...