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Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Alan Axelrod and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gilded Age--the name Mark Twain coined to refer to the period of rapid economic growth in America between the 1870s and 1900--is in the air again! Noted historian Alan Axelrod explores "this intense era in all its dimensions," looking at how the "overture of the American Century" presaged our own time. Photographs, political cartoons, engravings, and other ephemera help bring this fascinating period into focus.
Book Synopsis The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910 by : Esther Crain
Download or read book The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910 written by Esther Crain and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The drama, expansion, mansions and wealth of New York City's transformative Gilded Age era, from 1870 to 1910, captured in a magnificently illustrated hardcover. In forty short years, New York City suddenly became a city of skyscrapers, subways, streetlights, and Central Park, as well as sprawling bridges that connected the once-distant boroughs. In Manhattan, more than a million poor immigrants crammed into tenements, while the half of the millionaires in the entire country lined Fifth Avenue with their opulent mansions. The Gilded Age in New York captures what is was like to live in Gotham then, to be a daily witness to the city's rapid evolution. Newspapers, autobiographies, and personal diaries offer fascinating glimpses into daily life among the rich, the poor, and the surprisingly large middle class. The use of photography and illustrated periodicals provides astonishing images that document the bigness of New York: the construction of the Statue of Liberty; the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge; the shimmering lights of Luna Park in Coney Island; the mansions of Millionaire's Row. Sidebars detail smaller, fleeting moments: Alice Vanderbilt posing proudly in her "Electric Light" ball gown at a society-changing masquerade ball; immigrants stepping off the boat at Ellis Island; a young Theodore Roosevelt witnessing Abraham Lincoln's funeral. The Gilded Age in New York is a rare illustrated look at this amazing time in both the city and the country as a whole. Author Esther Crain, the go-to authority on the era, weaves first-hand accounts and fascinating details into a vivid tapestry of American society at the turn of the century. Praise for New-York Historical Society New York City in 3D In The Gilded Age, also by Esther Crain: "Vividly captures the transformation from cityscape of horse carriages and gas lamps 'bursting with beauty, power and possibilities' as it staggered into a skyscraping Imperial City." -- Sam Roberts, The New York Times "Get a glimpse of Edith Wharton's world." -- Entertainment Weekly Must List "What better way to revisit this rich period . . ?" -- Library Journal
Book Synopsis Illustrated Catalogue of Americana from Historical Libraries by : American Art Association
Download or read book Illustrated Catalogue of Americana from Historical Libraries written by American Art Association and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Catalogue of Illustrated Works and First Editions in the Library of Charles A. Morrogh by : Charles A. Morrogh
Download or read book Catalogue of Illustrated Works and First Editions in the Library of Charles A. Morrogh written by Charles A. Morrogh and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mark Twain's Library of Humor by : Mark Twain
Download or read book Mark Twain's Library of Humor written by Mark Twain and published by Cosimo Classics. This book was released on 1888 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Now if there is any one class of their authors whom the American people do know rather better than any other, it is the American humorists, from Washington Irving to Bill Nye... We have tried to arrange our Library so as to include passages representative of every period and section." -The Associate Editors in the modern Introduction to Mark Twain's Library of Humor (1888) Mark Twain's Library of Humor (1875) is a collection of short humorous stories compiled by Mark Twain, including his own essays and those of other popular contemporary writers, such as Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. This jacketed hardcover replica of the 1888 edition of Mark Twain's Library of Humor, with the authentic illustrations by E. W. Kemble, is an entertaining and humorous book for book lovers and Mark Twain aficionados.
Book Synopsis Extraordinary Collection of First Editions of American and English Authors Belonging to F.D. Brandon ... by : F. D. Brandon
Download or read book Extraordinary Collection of First Editions of American and English Authors Belonging to F.D. Brandon ... written by F. D. Brandon and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gilded Mansions written by Wayne Craven and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gilded Age (1865-1918) saw the sudden rise of America's first High Society, including such prominent families as the Astors, Whitneys, and Vanderbilts. As an aristocracy based on fortunes recently acquired, these families endeavored to live like Europe's blue-blooded nobility, shedding Puritan restraint as they joyously flaunted their new wealth--especially where their homes were concerned. They erected French chateaus and Italian palazzos on New York's Fifth Avenue, at Newport, and elsewhere, often taking inspiration from Parisian styles of the Second Empire. They rejected more modest American styles just as they rejected middle-class society, and for interior decoration they turned to such artisans as Tiffany, Herter Brothers, and Allard's of Paris. Immensely readable and illuminated with 250 stunning color and black-and-white illustrations, this is the fascinating story of America's first millionaire society, the way they lived and partied, and the lush artistic and cultural legacy they established.
Download or read book The Gilded Age written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Merry Tales written by Mark Twain and published by Cosimo Classics. This book was released on 1892 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To no writer can the term 'American' more justly be applied than to the humorist whose Merry Tales are here presented." -Editor's Note, Merry Tales (1892) Merry Tales (1892) is a collection of seven humorous short stories written by Mark Twain in his quintessential satirical style. This collection includes Meisterschaft, a play where two young lovers conduct their courtship in beginning German; Luck, a funny sketch about the military and The Private History of a Campaign That Failed, this collection's most popular story about Twain's experiences during the Civil War. This jacketed hardcover replica of the 1892 edition of Merry Tales is a nice addition to the library of Mark Twain aficionados.
Download or read book Love, Fiercely written by Jean Zimmerman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the Gilded Age love story of an heiress who fought for women's rights and an architect, tracing their upbringings, their pursuits, and their advocacy efforts on behalf of the poor and disenfranchised.
Book Synopsis The War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated by : George Wilkins Kendall
Download or read book The War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated written by George Wilkins Kendall and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bar Harbor's Gilded Century by : Lydia Vandenberg
Download or read book Bar Harbor's Gilded Century written by Lydia Vandenberg and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maine's premier tourist destination, Bar Harbor has many historic buildings. The area was once a shipbuilding and farming hamlet that became a Gilded Age resort of the highest order-until a fire in 1947 destroyed many of its buildings. This pictorial history takes Bar Harbor from its origins to the fire. It also offers intriguing curiosities, including insights on the upstairs-downstairs aspects of resort life. The book's captions are packed with fascinating information.
Book Synopsis Extraordinary Collection of First Editions of American and English Authors by : Stan. V. Henkels (Firm)
Download or read book Extraordinary Collection of First Editions of American and English Authors written by Stan. V. Henkels (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The £1,000,000 Bank-note by : Mark Twain
Download or read book The £1,000,000 Bank-note written by Mark Twain and published by Cosimo Classics. This book was released on 1893 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I was a twenty-seven-year-old mining-broker's clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect." -The £1,000,000 Bank Note (1893) The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories (1893) is a collection of nine humorous short stories by Mark Twain. The title story is an entertaining tale about how a bet between two rich English gentleman results in a poor clerk from San Francisco gaining wealth and status in London society. Movie fans will recognize this story as the inspiration for the 1980s movie Trading Places. This replica of the 1893 edition of The £1,000,000 Bank Note and Other New Stories is a charming addition to anyone's library of Mark Twain books.
Download or read book Sale written by Anderson Galleries, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Great Gatsby: A Novel by : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Download or read book The Great Gatsby: A Novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated version of the original 1925 edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Great American novel. Widely considered to be the greatest American novel of all time, The Great Gatsby is the story of the wealthy, quixotic Jay Gatsby and his obsessive love for debutante Daisy Buchanan. It is also a cautionary tale of the American Dream in all its exuberance, decadence, hedonism, and passion. First published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons, The Great Gatsby sold modestly and received mixed reviews from literary critics of the time. Upon his death in 1940, Fitzgerald believed the book to be a failure, but a year later, as the U.S. was in the grips of the Second World War, an initiative known as Council on Books in Wartime was created to distribute paperbacks to soldiers abroad. The Great Gatsby became one of the most popular books provided to regiments, with more than 100,000 copies shipped to soldiers overseas. By 1960, the book was selling apace and being incorporated into classrooms across the nation. Today, it has sold over 25 million copies worldwide in 42 languages. This exquisitely rendered edition of the original 1925 printing reintroduces readers to Fitzgerald's iconic portrait of the Jazz Age, complete with specially commissioned illustrations by Adam Simpson that reflect the gilded splendor of the Roaring Twenties.
Book Synopsis Gilded Age Cocktails by : Cecelia Tichi
Download or read book Gilded Age Cocktails written by Cecelia Tichi and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful romp through America’s Golden Age of Cocktails The decades following the American Civil War burst with invention—they saw the dawn of the telephone, the motor car, electric lights, the airplane—but no innovation was more welcome than the beverage heralded as the “cocktail.” The Gilded Age, as it came to be known, was the Golden Age of Cocktails, giving birth to the classic Manhattan and martini that can be ordered at any bar to this day. Scores of whiskey drinks, cooled with ice chips or cubes that chimed against the glass, proved doubly pleasing when mixed, shaken, or stirred with special flavorings, juices, and fruits. The dazzling new drinks flourished coast to coast at sporting events, luncheons, and balls, on ocean liners and yachts, in barrooms, summer resorts, hotels, railroad train club cars, and private homes. From New York to San Francisco, celebrity bartenders rose to fame, inventing drinks for exclusive universities and exotic locales. Bartenders poured their liquid secrets for dancing girls and such industry tycoons as the newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst and the railroad king “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cecelia Tichi offers a tour of the cocktail hours of the Gilded Age, in which industry, innovation, and progress all take a break to enjoy the signature beverage of the age. Gilded Age Cocktails reveals the fascinating history behind each drink as well as bartenders’ formerly secret recipes. Though the Gilded Age cocktail went “underground” during the Prohibition era, it launched the first of many generations whose palates thrilled to a panoply of artistically mixed drinks.
