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Opulence in the “Gilded Age,” 1890

Source: EyeWitness to history

In the late 19th century, some families in the United States grew fabulously rich from the country’s industrialization. Read about the “Gilded Age,” Mark Twain’s term for the excesses of wealthy people during this period.

This entry was posted in An Age of Realism and tagged Culture & Society, History on June 1, 2019 by Paul Looby.

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