>>17773618
4U anon. Pic related
>>17775085
>Unfortunately, good books that cover the Gilded Age are kind of few and far
I've run into this problem and it's a real shame. You can pick up really fascinating tidbits about the American Gilded Age through other sources. For instance, "The Victorian Internet", provides really interesting insights into American Telegraph operator culture, which would much later form the underlying primordial bedrock to early and modern internet culture.
Another was tidbit I came across was a podcast that went into detail on the advent of the Sears Catalogue and how it killed the General Store, making a parallel with how Amazon is killing the Big Box Stores.
I would love to read more because I feel we're currently entering into or in America's second Gilded Age.
I have managed to find a book called "Decadent Culture in the United States: Art and Literature against the American Grain, 1890-1926" That I just started yesterday. I've only just made it through the preamble but I think this is going to be a good ride.