Image courtesy the Victorian Scrapbook at
 The Trade Card Place. 

Welcome to one of the most dynamic and transformative periods in U.S. history, an era that ushered in many of the highlights and conflicts of modern American life. The materials gathered here, an array of images and documents from the critical decades between the end of the U.S. Civil War and the dawn of the twentieth century, are designed to complement New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, written by Rebecca Edwards and published in 2006 by Oxford University Press.

About the book New Spirits About the author

SITE CONTENTS

The Making of Yellowstone National Park

Information on the creation and controversies surrounding the world's first national park

Tramps and Millionaires

Material related to Gilded-Age debates over extremes of poverty and wealth in the United States

Dream City: Documents and Images from the 1893 World's Fair

Excerpts from a contemporary portfolio of images and descriptions of the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, and a research presentation on state buildings and poems at the fair

1896: The Presidential Campaign

Cartoons from the famous "battle of the standards" between William McKinley and William Jennings Bryan, with speeches, commentary, and biographical information

Timelines

A series of chronological lists organized by decade and topic

Resources

Additional readings and web references beyond the New Spirits site

Satires on American Politics and Culture, 1865-1905: Coming in 2006

CREDITS
Co-authors of this site include Vassar College graduates Sarah DeFeo (1896: The Presidential Campaign), Diana Hebron (The Making of Yellowstone) David Greenstein (Tramps and Millionaires and the state buildings of the Chicago World's Fair), and Rosemary Guiltinan (Timelines).