**Intelligent, witty, and poignant, *Gilded Age* presents a modern Edith Wharton heroine--dramatically beautiful, socially prominent, and just a bit unconventional--whose return to the hothouse of Cleveland society revives rivalries, raises eyebrows, and reveals the tender vulnerabilities of a woman
Gilded Age
β Scribed by Twain, Mark; Warner, Charles Dudley; Powers, Ron
- Book ID
- 106923131
- Publisher
- Random House Digital, Inc.
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 6 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780812973563
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β¦ Synopsis
Introduction by Ron PowersIncludes Newly Commissioned EndnotesArguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name. Co-written by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, this rollicking novel is rife with unscrupulous politicians, colorful plutocrats, and blindly optimistic speculators caught up in a frenzy of romance, murder, and surefire deals gone bust. First published in 1873 and filled with unforgettable characters such as the vainglorious Colonel Sellers and the ruthless Senator Dilsworthy, The Gilded Age is a hilarious and instructive lesson in American history.
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Intelligent, witty, and poignant, Gilded Age presents a modern Edith Wharton heroineβdramatically beautiful, socially prominent, and just a bit unconventionalβwhose return to the hothouse of Cleveland society revives rivalries, raises eyebrows, and reveals the tender vulnerabilities of a woman strug
### Review Introduction by Ron Powers includes newly commissioned endnotes. ### Product Description Introduction by Ron Powers Includes Newly Commissioned Endnotes Arguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that
### Review Introduction by Ron Powers includes newly commissioned endnotes. ### Product Description Introduction by Ron Powers Includes Newly Commissioned Endnotes Arguably the first major American novel to satirize the political milieu of Washington, D.C. and the wild speculation schemes that