America in the Gilded Age: From the Death of Lincoln to the Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Third Edition)

The third and updated edition of the classic account of America in the latter half of the nineteenth century When the first edition of America in the Gilded Age was published in 1984, it soon acquired the status of a classic, and was widely acknowledged as the first comprehensive account of the latter half of the nineteenth century to appear in many years. Sean Dennis Cashman traces the political and social saga of America as it passed through the momentous transformation of the Industrial Revolution and the settlement of the West. Revised and extended chapters focusing on immigration, labor, the great cities, and the American Renaissance are accompanied by a wealth of augmented and enhanced illustrations, many new to this addition. Examines The Economic, Industrial, Social, And Political Development Of The United States During The Period From 1865 To 1901. Industrial Spring -- Titans At War: The Industrial Legacy Of Rockefeller, Carnegie, And Morgan -- Exodus To A Promised Land -- The Sorrows Of Labor -- Not Since Nineveh: Tall Stories And Tales Of Two Cities -- Midsummer Of The American Renaissance -- Reconstruction And The New South -- The Last Refuge Of A Scoundrel -- Opening The West And Closing The Frontier -- Gates Of Silver And Bars Of Gold -- War And Empire -- The Dawn Of A Progressive Age. Sean Dennis Cashman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Traces the political and social saga of America as it passed through the momentous transformation of the Industrial Revolution and the settlement of the West. This title includes chapters that are focusing on immigration, labor, the great cities, and the American Renaissance.