I was interviewed today on Flashpoints, talking about the return of the Gilded Age in the early 21st century. At the end, I even got to talk about how I.
Who wants to hear William Jennings Bryan give his Cross of Gold speech? Recorded in 1923. Surely not with the power of 1896, but still. Bryan's voice starts at about.
On this date in 1892, the People's Party held its first convention in Omaha, Nebraska. Building upon two decades of rural labor's deep dissatisfaction with the Gilded Age, the Populists.
I have a piece up at Alternet today comparing the Gilded Age to the present, showing 8 ways that Republicans are trying to recreate the late 19th century, buy elections,.
A long, long time ago (the Gilded Age) in a land far, far away known as Montana there was a man named William Clark. Not the Lewis & Clark guy.
More Gilded Age pugilism--except tonight it is boxing cats! The past is a strange place.
Richard White's Railroaded is an utterly brilliant book. White has been one of the leading historians of the United States over the past 30 years. His first book, Land Use,.
Another day, another post on the 1884 presidential election. I found this county map of 1884 election results pretty interesting because it shows southern "redemption" in progress. Whites may have.
