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Stories from the elegant, scandalous, and glittering world of the Gilded Age — and beyond.
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#139Returning guest historian and author Connor Williams returns to The Gilded Gentleman table for an in-depth, insightful discussion of the Civil War's influence on the Gilded Age, an era of extraordinary wealth and structural advancement. Connor discusses how America's economic…
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Carl Raymond — writer, lecturer, and social and culinary historian — is your host and guide through the elegant, scandalous world of the Gilded Age.
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Victoria Woodhull was one of the Gilded Age's most challenging, revolutionary, outspoken, and certainly fascinating figures. Considered by some to be the first woman to run for…
The Gilded Age was not limited to New York. While New York was unquestionably the center of financial and social power, other cities developed differently during the 19th…
Join Michael Morgenthal, veteran journalist, writer, and professional tour guide, for this journey through the news process of late 19th-century New York. Michael shares how the Gilded Age…
In 1894, Madeline Pollard was the most famous woman in America. Her name was splashed across newspaper headlines, and the public hung on every word she…
An isolated house, creaky staircases, hidden passages and often a dead body in the Library. These all seem to be elements of the classic British murder…
Louis Comfort Tiffany truly gave the Gilded Age a new way to see the world. Through his career, beginning as a painter and developing an expansive business…
