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The drama, expansion, and wealth of New York City's transformative era, from 1870 to 1910, captured in a magnificently illustrated hardcover. Mark Twain coined the term the "Gilded Age" for this period of growth and extravagance, experienced most dramatically in New York City from the 1870s to 1910. More than half of America's millionaires lived in the city. Previously unimaginable sums of money were made and spent, while poor immigrants toiled away in tenements. Author Esther Crain writes, "There was an incredible energy, a sense of greatness and destiny. Things were literally going up-skyscrapers, elevated train tracks, new neighborhoods and parks. Accompanying all of that was an equal amount of greed and lust. Crime, vice, political scandals-the Gilded Age produced an abundance of depravity." The Gilded Age in New York City covers daily life for the rich, poor, and the burgeoning middle class; the influx of immigrants which caused the city's... History / United States / 19th Century, History / United States / 20th Century, Photography / Subjects & Themes / Historical, History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (Dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, P, Photography / Subjects & Them

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Author

Esther Crain

Publisher

Hachette Books

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780316432788

Category

history

Subjects

Photography, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.19 / 5 (21 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14