Gilded Age What is the chief end of man --to get rich. In what way --dishonestly if we can; honestly if we must. -- Mark Twain-1871 During the Gilded Age, every man was a potential Andrew Carnegie, and Americans who achieved wealth celebrated it as never before. In New York, the opera, the theatre, and lavish parties consumed the ruling class' leisure hours. Sherry's Restaurant hosted formal ...

United States History: The Gilded Age (1890) to World War I The Harrison Administration Harrison's administration brought a reversal of the financial policies of Grover Cleveland. Congress disposed of the Treasury surplus by making large appropriations for pensions, naval vessels, lighthouses, coast defenses, and other projects. It also passed the McKinley Tariff Act, which raised the already ...

Study of the Gilded Age and Third Parties.

The site outlines the professionalization of baseball during the Gilded Age. Beginning with the rise of ...

Explaining 1898: Conquest of Empire in the Gilded Age Garrett Moritz As the ink dried on the Constitution in 1787, the Founding Fathers--having just ended Britain's colonial hegemony--would have likely been very surprised to know that a little more than a century later the United States would have colonies of its own. From this perspective, America's Gilded Age imperialism is quite a shock. It ...