America in the Gilded Age - Softcover

Cashman, Sean D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814713874 ISBN 13: 9780814713877

Publisher: New York University Press, 1984

Synopsis

When the first edition of America in the Gilded Age was published in 1984, it soon acquired the status of a classic, and was widely acknowledged as the first comprehensive account of the latter half of the nineteenth century to appear in many years. Sean Dennis Cashman traces the political and social saga of America as it passed through the momentous transformation of the Industrial Revolution and the settlement of the West. Revised and extended chapters focusing on immigration, labor, the great cities, and the American Renaissance are accompanied by a wealth of augmented and enhanced illustrations, many new to this addition.

About this title

About the Author:

Sean Dennis Cashman is the author of various popular books on American history, most recently the third edition of his classic America in the Gilded Age, also available from NYU Press.

Review:

"Clear, graceful, and lively. An excellent collection of photographs enhances [the text]."

-The Historian

"A lucid and perceptive examination. . . a fine synthesis of primary research and recent scholarship that emphasizes personalities of the age without slighting the overriding issues. . . [It] should delight students."

-Journal of Economic History

"A lively, often entertaining and generally well-balanced treatment. . . enlivened by the lavish use of colorful, often amusing, anecdotes."

-History

About this edition

• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0814713874
• ISBN 13: 9780814713877
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370