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The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910

Esther Crain

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 illu...

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It was mentioned as a satirical novel written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, that gave a name to the era and described the period as materialistic, greedy, and shallow.

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What is the chief end of man? Answer, to get rich. In what way? Answer, dishonestly if we can, honestly if we must.

— Episode: 91: The Gilded Age, Industrialization, a...

Episode: 91: The Gilded Age, Industrialization, and Assassi...

It was mentioned as a satirical novel written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, that gave a name to the era and described the period as materialistic, greedy, and shallow.

"

What is the chief end of man? Answer, to get rich. In what way? Answer, dishonestly if we can, honestly if we must.

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