A fascinating account of the life of Richard Morris Hunt, foremost architect of the Gilded Age of America.

This is a collection of 8 Grade-Leveled texts (5-12) on the topic "The Gilded Age." Mark Twain named 1870-1900 "The Gilded Age" in hopes of capturing how the era of serious social problems was veiled by a thin layer of gold. While robber...

Look in depth at the Gilded Age of history in the United States. Find resources enhancing lessons of immigration, industrialization, railroads, Native Americans, and politics.

A critique of a realistic novel of the Gilded Age entitled "The Gilded Age." "The title is a masterly epigraph on the flushed, corrupt period of the Reconstruction."

Written in 2001 prior to the opening of an art exhibit at Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center this press release provides a brief contextual overview of the artistic accomplishments of artists during the Gilded Age.

Discusses Social Darwinism and the negative repercussions it had on society during the Gilded Age. Includes questions for students at end.

This site from the Austin Community College is an excellent site with detailed description of the farmers plight during the Gilded Age including tariff policies and monetary policies.

Although this site concerns itself primarily with Port Jervis, New York, it does gives us a good overview of the building boom America experienced in the Gilded Age.

Discusses the Homestead Strike of 1892 and the Pullman Strike of 1894 and how these ended, as well as responses of the federal government to the labor movement. Includes questions for students at end.

Discusses the urbanization that took place at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. Includes questions for students at end.

Discusses the rise of labor unions and the history of the Knights of Labor. After the Haymarket Square riots, members deserted it and many joined the American Federation of Labor instead. Includes questions for students at end.

Explains the history of the Populist movement, its growth into a political party, and its later dissolution. Includes questions for students at end.

Site gives us a good definition of realism, especially in regard to literature of the Gilded Age.

Site contains information on the frustration of "Gilded Age workers."

This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age

Thomas Eakins's controversial painting that reflects the skill of professional, scientific practitioners during the late-nineteenth century.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource presents a lesson plan about immigration that uses photographs as primary sources.

Discusses the transition of the United States in the late 19th century from an isolationist country into an imperial power with colonies of its own and the reasons for this abrupt change in foreign policy. Includes questions for students...

Read a short biography of Chester A. Arthur, Republican president during the Gilded Age. A black and white photo is provided.

A comprehensive site on Bret Harte, a Western storyteller during the Gilded Age. Some links may no longer work, but there is still ample material.

Site is from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature, 1907-21." Covers Mark Twain himself and critiques on his work.

This site from Musicals101.com explains the emergence of vaudeville and burlesque from the middle class needs of industrialized America. Part II explains what makes up a vaudeville act.

Take a look at popular literary themes that are reflected in the political cartoons of 1896, the year in which William Jennings Bryant challenged William McKinley for the presidency.

Provides information about Vaudeville, a popular amusement show during the late 19th and early 20th century.