The Gilded Age (1876-1900)
Introduction The Gilded Age was for many years remembered for the achievements of several entrepreneurs, American thinkers, and investors. In the early 20th century, the Age was seen as a time of great social change and even a change in the economic growth of the United States. It saw rapid urbanization, innovation in science, industrialization together with technology, the rise of large businesses, and the building of great transcontinental railroads

