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The Gilded Age: A History in Documents (Pages from History)
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by Janette Thomas Greenwood
Sales Rank: 232816
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List Price: $20.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 192 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA May 29, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195166388
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195166385
Book Dimensions:
9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
From School Library Journal
Grade 7 Up-This series entry brings to life an exciting time in U.S. history. During the last 25 years of the 19th century, immense wealth coexisted with extreme poverty, new inventions appeared, and industrialization and immigration were transforming the country's social fabric. Greenwood discusses the period objectively in a concise, lively commentary that frames scores of primary sources and black-and-white reproductions and photographs that effectively capture most aspects of post-Civil War America. Among the written documents are a labor-movement recruitment song, interviews with black "Exodusters" in Kansas, the reminiscences of Andrew Carnegie, essays for and against the Spanish-American War and territorial expansion, and a Scribner's magazine editorial defining the proper place of middle-class women. Coverage of women and minorities is noteworthy. A fine source for both school assignments and browsing pleasure.
Starr E. Smith, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From Booklist
Gr. 6-12. In a satirical novel that gave the Gilded Age its name, Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner depicted the post-Civil War years as rampantly prosperous, materialistic, and corrupt. But, as Greenwood shows in this multidimensional text, the period was actually as diverse as any time in U.S. history. Including a broad range of documents, which she defines as everything from diaries and editorial cartoons to mail-order catalogs and family photographs, she gives her book broad appeal. There's plenty to absorb and much to capture the imagination. Two-thirds of each spread is devoted to text that blends extensive author-driven information with excerpts from various documents. The remainder of the spread comprises quotations, photos, drawings, and brief articles that add dimension to the main narrative. Covering topics from immigration, farming, and labor to the West, women, and leisure, Greenwood presents the history as a seamless tapestry sewn by the people who lived it. Roger Leslie
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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