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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner first published in 1873. It satirizes greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America. Although not one of Twain's best-known works, it has appeared in more than 100 editions since its original publication.
- Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner
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Sep 1, 2001 · With his characteristic wit and perception, Mark Twain and his collaborator, Charles Dudley Warner, attack the greed, lust, and naivete of their own time in a work which endures as a valuable social document and one of America's most important satirical novels.
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Jul 12, 2009 · First published in 1873, The Gilded Age is both a biting satire and a revealing portrait of post-Civil War America - an age of corruption when crooked land speculators, ruthless bankers, and dishonest politicians voraciously took advantage of the nation's peace-time optimism.
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Mark Twain. The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1969. by Mark Twain (Author) 4.2 185 ratings. See all formats and editions. About the AuthorSamuel Langhorne Clemens, or Mark Twain, as he was better known was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens.
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Mar 18, 2020 · After the Civil War, Samuel Clemens (1835–1910) left his small town to seek work as a riverboat pilot. As Mark Twain, the Missouri native found his place in the world. Author, journalist,...
Nov 20, 2019 · 'The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today' by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner is a satire on greed and political corruption in post-Civil War America, which gave the era its name. It tells the story of a rural family's attempts to sell their acquired land and the adventures of their adopted daughter Laura, who becomes a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.
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