The third and updated edition of the classic account of America in the
latter half of the nineteenth century
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.