Gilded Age

English Etymology Coined by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner as the title of a The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today novel published in 1873. Proper noun Gilded Age 1 The period of United States history from the end of the Civil War to the end of the 19th century, a time marked by rapid economic expansion, a lack of government regulation, and rampant corruption. en 2007 Music of the Gilded Age John Ogasapian; N. Lee Orr 149 Here the Gilded Age had found its music published and here the dawning jazz age would break into general consciousness. en 2009 Librarianship in Gilded Age America Leonard Schlup; Stephen H. Paschen 4 Under Spofford's vigorous stewardship and astute guidance over a thirty-two year period from 1865 to 1897 that encompassed most of the Gilded Age, the Library of Congress greatly expanded its services to Congress and to the country. en 2010 Tariff Question in the Gilded Age: The Great Debate Of 1888 Joanne Reitano ix Professor Reitano reexamines an issue that roiled the political and intellectual waters of the Gilded Age in ways difficult to conceive today. en Paul Krugman The Piketty Panic The New York Times 2014-04-25 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/opinion/krugman-the-piketty-panic.html 0362-4331 It’s true that Mr. Piketty and his colleagues have added a great deal of historical depth to our knowledge, demonstrating that we really are living in a new Gilded Age. But we’ve known that for a while. https://web.archive.org/web/20260131133227/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/opinion/krugman-the-piketty-panic.html 31 January 2026 en 2017 2013 w:Thomas Piketty Capital in the Twenty-First Century Belknap Press Arthur Goldhammer 506 9780674430006 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780674430006/page/506/mode/1up During the Gilded Age, many observers in the United States worried that the country was becoming increasingly inegalitarian and moving farther and farther away from its original pioneering ideal. en-US Candace Jackson Who Wants to Buy the Most Expensive House in America? The New York Times 2017-12-23 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/23/style/the-most-expensive-house-in-america.html 0362-4331 This New Gilded Age has found an epicenter in Los Angeles, particularly where Bel-Air, Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills converge. Real estate agents call it the Platinum Triangle. https://web.archive.org/web/20250815204844/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/23/style/the-most-expensive-house-in-america.html 15 August 2025 en Hamilton Nolan http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/12/what-happens-at-sun-valley-the-secret-gathering-of-unelected-billionaire-kings What happens at Sun Valley, the secret gathering of unelected billionaire Kings? 2021-07-12 The Guardian Here, America’s wealthiest megabillionaires gather with the CEOs of America’s most powerful companies, the director of the CIA, and America’s most worthless pseudojournalists (hello, Anderson Cooper) to develop the social and business connections that allow the top 0.00001% of earners to continue to accumulate a share of our nation’s wealth that already exceeds the famously cartoonish inequality of the Gilded Age of Rockefeller and Carnegie. https://web.archive.org/web/20261015075336/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/12/what-happens-at-sun-valley-the-secret-gathering-of-unelected-billionaire-kings 15 October 2026 weekend 2026-04-18 Lunch with the FT: Dario Amodei John Thornhill 3 Life & Arts He Dario Amodei argues that we are living through a new Gilded Age in which a few “incredible fortunate” billionaires (including himself) have amassed prodigious wealth and have an obligation to be more philanthropic. Related terms en golden age Translations Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 鍍金時代 Dùjīn Shídài Polish: pl wiek pozłacany m See also en Progressive Era Further reading en Historical periods History of the United States