So opens “From Hayes to McKinley,” a magnificently written and widely forgotten book—long out of print—that shrewdly chronicles a neglected generation of American political leaders and the ...

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During the Gilded Age, Clarence King was known to many as a brilliant writer, prominent scientist, and gifted architect.

Graham cogently explains the treacherous post-Civil War political situation facing Bruce: His power derived from his connections to white Republicans who saw him as a conduit to black votes. But ...

Picture the fanciest party imaginable. We're talking Vanity Fair Oscar Party meets Met Gala, with a couple of royal weddings thrown in the mix.

It is the first book to apply a complexity and systems paradigm to explain China’s rise. The sequel to this book, China’s Gilded Age: the Paradox of Economic Boom & Vast Corruption (2020), was ...

Rules, laws and honesty meant little to Alexander McKenzie, a Gilded Age political boss in North Dakota who chummed around with deep-pocketed capitalists and U.S. senators. After gold was ...

President Donald Trump, with his usual bombast, has declared that his second term will be a new “golden age” for the country.

“Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent: A Story of Mystery and Tragedy on the Gilded Age Frontier” by Maura Jane Farrelly, Bison Books, 482 pages, $29.95 (Paperback).

What Made Gilded Age Politics So Acrimonious? Fearful of increasing participation, elites of the era attempted to rein in democracy.

Books & the Arts July 12, 2022 A Gilded Age The decline and fall of the glossy.

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