Important Business Leaders of the Gilded Age
Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan Biography
Andrew Carnegie: A Tribute John Pierpont Morgan
Andrew Carnegie Biography John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie - from Wikipedia John D. Rockefeller
PBS: Andrew Carnegie: The Richest Man in the World John D. Rockefeller - from Wikipedia
John Pierpont Morgan John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company
Answers.com: J.P. Morgan Biography PBS: John D. Rockefeller Senior, 1839 - 1937


Key People and Events of the Gilded Age

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) Gilded Age Society: 1870–1900: Key Events and People

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) Industrialization: 1869–1901 : Key Events and People

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) The Labor Movement: 1866–1894: Key Events and People

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) Gilded Age Politics: 1877–1892: Key Events and People

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) The Rise and Fall of Populism: 1892–1896: Key Events and People

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) Roosevelt's Big Stick Diplomacy: 1899–1908: Key Events and People

The Gilded Age & the Progressive Era (1877–1917) Roosevelt and the Progressives: 1901–1908: Key Events and People

The Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (1877–1917) The West: 1860–1900: Key Events and People


Great Architects of the Gilded Age

Frank Furness  
Frank Furness - from Wikipedia Charles Follen McKim - from Wikipedia
Frank Furness: Philadelphia's Gilded Age Master Henry Hobson Richardson
Richard Morris Hunt Henry Hobson Richardson - from Wikipedia
Richard Morris Hunt - from Wikipedia The Architecture of Henry Hobson Richardson
Richard Morris Hunt: Architect of the Gilded Age Stanford White
Charles McKim Stanford White - from Wikipedia
Charles Follen McKim, 19th Century American Architect  

Sites with information about the Gilded Age

America's Story for Kids: The Gilded Age: A brief description

Digital History: The Digital Age: Learn About the Gilded Age

The Gilded Age - Industrial revolution in America: Complete historical facts abou the people, places, and events important to the Gilded Age

Gilded Age: From Frontier to Factory Timeline

The Gilded Age - from Wikipedia: Historical facts

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The Gilded Age: For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the Gilded Age contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.



DidYouKnow

Gilded Age Trivia

*The Gilded Age took place in the late 19th century. This time period, during the post-Civil War and and post-Reconstruction, saw rapid economic and population growth.

*The Gilded Age takes its name from a book written by Mark Twain in collaboration with Charles Dudley Warner in the year 1873 and called The Gilded Age.

*Women played a major role during the Gilded Age leading to many women's rights.

*The American Presidents who resided in the White House from the end of the Civil War until the 1890s are sometimes called "the forgettable Presidents."

*Two presidents, James A. Garfield and William McKinley were assassinated during the Gilded Age.

*Many historians today found the Gilded to be one of the most corrupt with greedy industrialists, corrupt politicians, and oppressive treatment of those less fortunate.

*The new industrialization of America at this time saw railroads emerging as the nation's first big business, and along with the railroads emerged many "railroad tycoons".

*The steel industry flourished during the Gilded Age.

*John D. Rockefeller incorporated the Standard Oil Company on January 10 1870.

*The Gilded Age was a period when many famous business men and their families became abundantly wealthy.

*The Populist Party was established during the early 1890s when people felt that the Democratic and Republican parties were not addressing what they felt were important issues for the people.

*Workers in factories and other industries faced many hardships during the Gilded Age.

*The Knights of Labor was the largest and most important labor unions during the Gilded Age.



American History Calendar

American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.


American History Museum

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!


The History Channel

The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games.


U.S. History Images

U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers


Educational American History Powerpoints

Educational American History Videos

Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword

Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword

The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE

Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword



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