Author: Mark TwainPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 337
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The Gilded Age
Author: Mark TwainThe Gilded Age
Author: Mark TwainThe Gilded Age
Author: Mark TwainThe Gilded Age
Author: Mark TwainThe Gilded Age, Vol. 2 of 2
Author: Mark TwainPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781331415480
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Excerpt from The Gilded Age, Vol. 2 of 2: A Tale of to-Day Whenever she halted, she was presently sur rounded by Ministers, Generals, Congressmen, and all manner of aristocratic people. Introductions followed, and then the usual original question, How do you like Washington, Miss Hawkins? Supplemented by that other usual original question, Is this your first visit? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Gilded Age; a Tale of To-Day Volume 2
Author: Mark TwainPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230248684
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. LAURA RECEIVES CALLS FROM THE ARISTOCRACIES --Itancan Ihduhomni eciyapi, Itancan Tohanokihi-eca eciyapi, It ancan lapiwaxte eciyapi, he hunkakewicaye cin etanhan otonwe kin caxtonpi; nakun Akicita Wicaxta-ceji-skuya, Akicita Anogite, Akicits Taku-kaxta-- be richeste wifmen alle: pat were in londe, and pere hehere monnen dohtere. ... pere wes moni pal hende: on faire p uolke. bar was mochel honde: of manicunnes londe, for ech wende to beon: betere pan ober. Layamon. soon discovered that there were three distinct aristocracies in Washington. One of these (nicknamed the Antiques), consisted of cultivated, high-bred old families who looked back with pride upon an ancestry that had been always great in the nation's councils and its wars from the birth of the republic downward. Into this select circle it was difficult to gain admission. No. 2 was the aristocracy of the middle ground -- of which, more anon. No. 3 lay beyond; of it we will say a word here. We will call it the Aristocracy of the Parvenus -- as, indeed, the general public did. Official position, no matter how obtained, entitled a man to a place in it, and carried his family with him, no matter whence they sprang. Great wealth gave a man a still higher and nobler place in it than did official position. If this wealth had been acquired by conspicuous ingenuity, with just a pleasant little spice of illegality about it, all the better. This aristocracy was " fast," and not averse to ostentation. The aristocracy of the Antiques ignored the aristocracy of the Parvenus; the Parvenus laughed at the Antiques (and secretly envied them). There were certain important " society" customs which one in Laura's position needed to understand. For instance, when a lady of any...
The Gilded Days
Author: Mia KentPublisher: Mia Kent
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
His first love. A gut-wrenching decision. Will he ever be reunited with the girl he left behind? It’s the summer of 1957, and Henry Turner has just graduated high school and is ready to take on the world. But when an unexpected tragedy forces him to choose between the life he’s always dreamed of and the future of his family’s inn, the consequences of his decision have rippling effects that alter the course of his life. Now an eighty-year-old man, Henry is faced with the ghosts of his past—and the girl who has haunted him for six decades. *** Tana Martin is determined to help her great-uncle track down Penny, his long-lost love, but in the meantime, she has plenty of other things to keep her occupied. The renovations to the Inn at Dolphin Bay are in full swing, her friendship with Reed is beginning to morph into something more, and she is slowly settling into her new life on the island. Before she can get too comfortable, though, she must come face to face with the man she thought would be hers forever. Is it finally time for Tana to say goodbye to her past for good and embrace the woman she was always meant to be? Visit the beautiful island of Dolphin Bay, where friendship, hope, love, and pastries are plentiful. This small-town women’s fiction series is perfect for readers of all ages.
The Gilded Age in New York, 1870-1910
Author: Esther CrainPublisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 031635368X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The drama, expansion, mansions and wealth of New York City's transformative Gilded Age era, from 1870 to 1910, captured in a magnificently illustrated hardcover. In forty short years, New York City suddenly became a city of skyscrapers, subways, streetlights, and Central Park, as well as sprawling bridges that connected the once-distant boroughs. In Manhattan, more than a million poor immigrants crammed into tenements, while the half of the millionaires in the entire country lined Fifth Avenue with their opulent mansions. The Gilded Age in New York captures what is was like to live in Gotham then, to be a daily witness to the city's rapid evolution. Newspapers, autobiographies, and personal diaries offer fascinating glimpses into daily life among the rich, the poor, and the surprisingly large middle class. The use of photography and illustrated periodicals provides astonishing images that document the bigness of New York: the construction of the Statue of Liberty; the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge; the shimmering lights of Luna Park in Coney Island; the mansions of Millionaire's Row. Sidebars detail smaller, fleeting moments: Alice Vanderbilt posing proudly in her "Electric Light" ball gown at a society-changing masquerade ball; immigrants stepping off the boat at Ellis Island; a young Theodore Roosevelt witnessing Abraham Lincoln's funeral. The Gilded Age in New York is a rare illustrated look at this amazing time in both the city and the country as a whole. Author Esther Crain, the go-to authority on the era, weaves first-hand accounts and fascinating details into a vivid tapestry of American society at the turn of the century. Praise for New-York Historical Society New York City in 3D In The Gilded Age, also by Esther Crain: "Vividly captures the transformation from cityscape of horse carriages and gas lamps 'bursting with beauty, power and possibilities' as it staggered into a skyscraping Imperial City." -Sam Roberts, The New York Times "Get a glimpse of Edith Wharton's world." - Entertainment Weekly Must List "What better way to revisit this rich period . . ?" - Library Journal
The Gilded Age; A Tale of Today Volume 2
Author: Charles Dudley WarnerPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781355174844
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
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Author: Mark Twain