Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner wrote a book about it subtitling it "A Tale of Today."
This era had no specific beginning or ending, but is usually characterized as being bookmarked by two depressions twenty years apart. Though the wealth of this period is evidenced by the American increases in consumption, acts of philanthropy also boomed during the era, akin to what Carnegie termed, "The Gospel of Wealth." Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner wrote a book about it subtitling it "A Tale of Today." For ten points, what is this late nineteenth century era in American history?
This era had no specific beginning or ending, but is usually characterized as being bookmarked by two depressions twenty years apart.
The {Gilded Age}