Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.

“The most astonishing thing for historians is that nobody in the Gilded Age economy — except for the very rich — wanted to ..

Trump Loves the Gilded Age and Its Tariffs. It Was a Great Time for the Rich but Not for the Many WASHINGTON ... The results were quickly poor for the economy and for Republicans.