{"product_id":"the-gilded-age-a-history-in-documents-pages-from-history","title":"The Gilded Age: A History in Documents (Pages from History)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen many Americans think of the Gilded Age  they picture the mansions at Newport  Rhode Island  or the tenements of New York City. Indeed  the late 19th century was a period of extreme poverty thinly veiled by fabulous wealth. However  we should not remember the era only for the strides made by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie or social reformer Jane Addams. All Americans had to adjust to the dynamic social and economic changes of the Gilded Age--the booming industries  growing cities  increased ethnic and cultural diversity. African American W. E. B. Du Bois  Native American Sitting Bull  and Chinese American Saum Song Bo spoke out against racial injustice. European immigrants Mary Antin and Robert Ferrari suffered the pitfalls and praised the opportunities found in their new country. Pioneer Phoebe Judson lamented the loneliness of making a life out West. And workers at Homestead Steel lost their lives in an attempt to improve labor conditions. Drawing from the letters  memoirs  newspaper articles  journals  and speeches of Gilded Age Americans  author Janette Greenwood arranges all of these voices to tell a story more vibrant and textured than the simple tale of robber baron versus starving poor. In addition to these voices  visuals--such as advertisements  maps  political cartoons  and a picture essay on Jacob Riiss urban photographs--create a kaleidoscopic view of the quarter century when diverse Americans struggled for the same goal: a better way of life  with more justice and democracy for each and all.  Textbooks may interpret history  but the books in the Pages from History series are history. Each title  compiled and edited by a prominent historian  is a collection of primary sources relating to a particular topic of historical significance. Documentary evidence including news articles  government documents  memoirs  letters  diaries  fiction  photographs  and facsimiles allows history to speak for itself and turns every reader into a historian. Headnotes  extended captions  sidebars  and introductory essays provide the essential context that frames the documents. All the books are amply illustrated and each includes a documentary picture essay  chronology  further reading  source notes  and index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44957699407925,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195166388","price":44.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195166385.jpg?v=1770373050","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-gilded-age-a-history-in-documents-pages-from-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}