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The Gilded Age
Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Warner, Charles Dudley (Author), Pinchot, Bronson (Read by)
ISBN: 1441781994     ISBN-13: 9781441781994
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
OUR PRICE:   $29.66  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: May 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.70 lbs) 13 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the collaborative work of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirized the era that followed the Civil War. This period is often referred to as "The Gilded Age" because of this book. The corruption and greed that was typical of the time is exemplified through two fictional narratives: one, of the Hawkinses, a poor family from Tennessee that tries to persuade the government to purchase their seventy-five thousand acres of unimproved land; and second, of Philip Sterling and Henry Brierly, two young upper-class men who seek their fortune in land as well. This book is widely considered one of the hundred greatest books of all time and is here to attract a whole new generation of readers, for the themes of this classic work are still relevant to our nation today.

Contributor Bio(s): Twain, Mark: -

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was born Samuel L. Clemens in the town of Florida, Missouri. One of the most popular and influential authors our nation has ever produced, his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. He has been called not only the greatest humorist of his age but also the father of American literature.

Warner, Charles Dudley: -

Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900), an American essayist and novelist, was born of Puritan ancestry. He traveled widely, lectured frequently, and was actively interested in prison reform, city park supervision, and other movements for the public good. He was the first president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and is coauthor, with Mark Twain, of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today.

Pinchot, Bronson: -

Bronson Pinchot, an Audie Award-winning narrator and Audible's Narrator of the Year for 2010, received his education at Yale University. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him.