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Mr. Baseball: Alexander Cartwright Jr.
This site from Mr. Baseball has information about the man who created the modern rules of baseball, Alexander Joy Cartwright.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Andrew Johnson
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Andrew Johnson and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Ulysses S Grant
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Ulysses Grant and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Benjamin Harrison
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Benjamin Harrison and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: William Mc Kinley
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of William McKinley and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Theodore Roosevelt
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Theodore Roosevelt and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Andrew Carnegie
An excerpt from Andrew Carnegie's autobiography that describes his attitude toward wealth and an excerpt from the novel The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that suggests the giddy, unreality of an America caught up in...
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[Puma Pic]
This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age
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[Trapeze Pic]
This 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons site lists concerts, lectures, travelling shows, opera houses, circuses, and more as popular amusements during the Gilded Age
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[Bicycle for Two]
"1896 found the United States in the middle of a bicycle craze." Great site from Vassar College all about bicycles in the Gilded Age from 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons.
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[Crescent Bikes Ad]
"1896 found the United States in the middle of a bicycle craze." Great site from Vassar College all about bicycles in the Gilded Age from 1896, A Website of Political Cartoons.
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Zpub San Francisco: Bret Harte (1836 1902)
A comprehensive site on Bret Harte, a Western story teller during the Gilded Age.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Naumkeag
This Gilded Age mansion and country estate was designed by McKim, Mead & White, with landscaping by Fletcher Steele. Built in the 1880s for lawyer Joseph Choate, it was given by his daughter to The Trustees of Reservations, who...
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Brief Biography: James Bailey
Brief biography of James Bailey is found at this site. Includes his career in the circus industry.
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China Labour, Cprr Payroll, March, 1865
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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1852 California Census, Page 194
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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Advertisement in the Pacific Railroad Gazetteer, 1870.
An article from the Utah Quarterly, Vol. 37, No. 1, by George Kraus, recounts the decision to use Chinese laborers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Many original documents.
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Unidentified Chinese Man
The lesser-known story of the Chinese building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Arizona.
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Unidentified Woman in Traditional Dress
The lesser-known story of the Chinese building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Arizona.
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Unidentified Chinese Couple
The lesser-known story of the Chinese building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Arizona.
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Unidentified Chinese Man in Traditional Dress
The lesser-known story of the Chinese building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Arizona.
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Anthony 7148
Quotations from contemporary figures and recent politicians depicting the value of the Chinese workers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Included are many pictures and graphs as well as links to additional information.
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Chinese Railroad Worker at Tunnel No. 8
Quotations from contemporary figures and recent politicians depicting the value of the Chinese workers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Included are many pictures and graphs as well as links to additional information.
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Ten Miles of Track Laid in One Day, April 28, 1869.
Quotations from contemporary figures and recent politicians depicting the value of the Chinese workers in building the Central Pacific Railroad. Included are many pictures and graphs as well as links to additional information.
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