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Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910 by Esther Crain (2016, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRunning Press
ISBN-100316353663
ISBN-139780316353663
eBay Product ID (ePID)219876376
Product Key Features
Book TitleGilded Age in New York, 1870-1910
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Subjects & Themes / Historical, United States / 19th Century
Publication Year2016
GenrePhotography, History
AuthorEsther Crain
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight62.1 Oz
Item Length12.5 in
Item Width9.6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Crain unspools the story of four decades in crisp prose studded with pictures."-- Entertainment Weekly
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal974.71041
SynopsisMark Twain coined the term the "Gilded Age" for this period of growth and extravagance, experienced most dramatically in New York City from the 1870s to 1910. More than half of America's millionaires lived in the city. Previously unimaginable sums of money were made and spent, while poor immigrants toiled away in tenements. Author Esther Crain writes, "There was an incredible energy, a sense of greatness and destiny. Things were literally going up-skyscrapers, elevated train tracks, new neighbourhoods and parks. Accompanying all of that was an equal amount of greed and lust. Crime, vice, political scandals-the Gilded Age produced an abundance of depravity." THE GILDED AGE IN NEW YORK CITY covers daily life for the rich, poor, and the burgeoning middle class; the influx of immigrants which caused the city's population to quadruple in 40 years; how new-found leisure time was spent in places such as Coney Island and Central Park; crimes that shocked the city and altered the police force; the rise of social services; and the city's physical growth both skyward and outward toward the five boroughs. Through words and amazing, rarely seen images, Crain captures between covers the metamorphic story of city at the centre of the world., An expansive exploration of The Gilded Age in New York City, from of the extravagant lifestyles and magnificent mansions of the ultra-rich to the daily doings of the wretchedly poor who lived in the shadows of their newly constructed skyscrapers. Written by the curator of Ephemeral New York and illustrated with hundreds of rarely-seen images. Mark Twain coined the term the "Gilded Age" for this period of growth and extravagance, experienced most dramatically in New York City from the 1870s to 1910. In forty short years, the 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 City covers daily life for the rich, poor, and the burgeoning middle class; the colorful and energetic entrepreneurs known as both "captains of industry" and "robber barons" including John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Leland Stanford, and J.P. Morgan; the opulence and excess of the new wealthy class; the influx of immigrants which caused the city's population to quadruple in 40 years; how new-found leisure time was spent in places such as Coney Island and Central Park; crimes that shocked the city and altered the police force; the rise of social services; and the city's physical growth both skyward and outward toward the five boroughs. With more than 300 illustrations and photographs (including images colorized specifically for this book) combined with firsthand accounts and fascinating details, The Gilded Age in New York presents a vivid tapestry of American society at the turn of the century.
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- 21 Sep, 2021
Great summary of the Gilded Age
Great book describing the haves and have nots over 100 years ago that is exactly the same as it is today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Feb, 2021
Nice Book
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
