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The Gilded Age: A History in Documents (Pages from History) (1st Edition) by Janette Thomas (Editor) Greenwood Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2003 ISBN-10: 0-19-516638-8 / 0195166388 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-516638-5 / 9780195166385 When many Americans think of the Gilded Age, they picture the mansions at Newport, Rhode Island, or the tenements of New York City. Indeed, the late 19th century was a period of extreme poverty thinly veiled by fabulous wealth. However, we should not remember the era only for the strides made by ste |