Introduction by Ron PowersIncludes Newly Commissioned Endnotes
Arguably 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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