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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner first published in 1873. It satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. Although not one of Twain's best-known works, it has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication.
- Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner
- 1873
Sep 1, 2001 · First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America-an age of corruption when crooked land speculators, ruthless bankers, and dishonest politicians voraciously took advantage of the nation's peacetime optimism.
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Jul 12, 2009 · A satirical novel about post-Civil War America, co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. It depicts the corruption, greed, and naivete of the era, and became a synonym for graft and materialism.
Aug 19, 2006 · She had just reached the romantic age—the age when there is a sad sweetness, a dismal comfort to a girl to find out that there is a mystery connected with her birth, which no other piece of good luck can afford.
Jun 21, 2004 · The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900
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Mar 18, 2020 · Praised by historian Gary Wills as "our best political novel," The Gilded Age was among the first major American books to satirize the graft, materialism, and breakdown of public life.
First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America-an age of corruption when crooked land speculators,...
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