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    • Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, & Henry Clay Frick: The Story of America’s Oil and Steel Founding Fathers
    • By: Richard Milton
    • Narrated by: John Harrison Gass
    • Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 02-24-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • You are one click away from discovering the biographies of America’s oil and steel founding fathers, Andrew Carnegie, John D Rockefeller, and Henry Clay Frick, that led to the Gilded Age....

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    • John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend
    • By: Scott Reynolds Nelson
    • Narrated by: Panama Jackson
    • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • In Steel Drivin' Man, Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts the true story of the man behind the iconic American hero, telling the poignant tale of a young Virginia convict who died working on one of the most dangerous enterprises of the time: the first rail route through the Appalachian Mountains....

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    • A Nation in the Making, 1890 to the Present
    • By: Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, Thomas J. Sugrue
    • Narrated by: William Hughes
    • Length: 28 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 10-19-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • A powerful history of the making and unmaking of American democracy and global power, told in sweeping scope and intimate detail....

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    • Equal Opportunity at the Dawn of Corporate Capital
    • By: Claire Goldstene
    • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 11-20-14
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Goldstene uses a biographical approach to focus on key figures along a spectrum of political belief as they struggled to reconcile the inherent contradictions of equal opportunity....

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    • The Rapid Urbanization and Development in 19th Century USA
    • By: Kelly Mass
    • Narrated by: Chris Newman
    • Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
    • Release date: 06-29-22
    • Language: English
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    • The Gilded Age was a period in American history that covered the late 19th century, from the 1870s till around 1900. The Gilded Age was a period of great financial development in the United States, specifically in the North and West....

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    • The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became America’s Most Notorious Robber Baron
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
    • Length: 1 hr and 24 mins
    • Release date: 09-12-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Of all the men labeled as robber barons during the Gilded Age, nobody was as notorious during his time as Jason Gould. Gould studied every aspect he could of the booming railroad industry of the Civil War era, and then parlayed his money and connections to end up on the right side of the stock market crash in 1869.

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    • History on the Half Shell
    • By: Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
    • Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • Before New York City was the Big Apple, it could have been called the Big Oyster. Now award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitants–the oyster....

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    • American Capitalism and the Lessons of a New World Order
    • By: Leon Fink
    • Narrated by: Ralph Morocco
    • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 02-26-16
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • From the end of the 19th century through the first decades of the 20th, the United States experienced unprecedented structural change....

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    • By: Mark Twain
    • Narrated by: Nathan Osgood
    • Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 08-03-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • One of the first major American novels to satirize the political milieu of Washington, and the wild speculation schemes that exploded across the nation in the years that followed the Civil War, The Gilded Age gave this remarkable era its name....

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    • A Study in Social Protest
    • By: Floyd Dell
    • Narrated by: Peter Lerman
    • Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 01-20-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • This insightful and unsparing biography of Sinclair was written by Dell when Sinclair was 48 years old and in mid career. The spectacular success of The Jungle was behind him, and he had already become a world famous celebrity writer....

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    • The Life and Times of a Philadelphia Entrepreneur
    • By: Bill Double
    • Narrated by: Scott Carrico
    • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 06-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition and powered by an historic advertising campaign, Hires Root Beer - launched 10 years before Coca-Cola - blazed the trail for development of the American soft drink industry. Its inventor, Charles Elmer Hires....

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    • An Enthralling Overview of Major Events that Shaped the United States of America
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Series: U.S. History, Book 1
    • Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 07-20-23
    • Language: English
    • 1 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • For those who are interested in learning about America, this is a great introductory audiobook. It should whet your appetite to learn more....

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    • Oscar Wilde in North America
    • By: Roy Morris Jr.
    • Narrated by: Christa Lewis
    • Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 10-22-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • A chronicle of his sensational eleven-month speaking tour of America, Declaring His Genius offers an indelible portrait of both Oscar Wilde and the Gilded Age....

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    • Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
    • By: Susan Ware
    • Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
    • Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 08-27-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 98 ratings
    • Ware’s deeply moving stories provide a fresh account of one of the most significant moments of political mobilization in American history. The dramatic, often joyous experiences of these women resonate powerfully today, as a new generation of young women demands to be heard....

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    • The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California's Governor and the West's Most Famous Robber Baron
    • By: Charles River Editors
    • Narrated by: Daniel Houle
    • Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 12-19-19
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Leland Stanford: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad Executive Who Became California’s Governor and the West’s Most Famous Robber Baron chronicles the remarkable life of Stanford....

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    • A Novel
    • By: Elizabeth Gage
    • Narrated by: Kate Nulgrew
    • Length: 3 hrs
    • Release date: 06-19-09
    • Language: English
    • 2.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Plunge into the glamour and fame, dark secrets and sordid lives of 3 high rollers living in Hollywood's gilded age....

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    • A Concise History of America
    • By: Louis P. Masur
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 11-03-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • In The Sum of Our Dreams, Louis P. Masur offers a sweeping yet compact history of America from its beginnings to the current moment....

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    • A 500-Year Quest for Independence
    • By: Philip Brenner, Peter Eisner
    • Narrated by: Robert Fass
    • Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 10-17-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
    • This timely book provides a balanced, deeply knowledgeable introduction to Cuba since 1492. Tracing the island's history over 500 years....

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    • Revised 2020 Edition (Gilded Age Chicago Mysteries, Book 1)
    • By: N.S. Wikarski
    • Narrated by: Lucinda Gainey
    • Series: Gilded Age Chicago Mystery, Book 1
    • Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 02-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Chicago in the 1890s is the fastest growing metropolis in America. An eccentric heiress and a cub reporter find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lurks within the shadows of the White City....

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    • A True Tale of Life, Murder, and Redemption in the Age of Yellow Journalism
    • By: James McGrath Morris
    • Narrated by: John H. Mayer
    • Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 12-29-09
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • Charles E. Chapin, the notorious editor-tyrant of the New York Evening World, made headlines himself after murdering his wife of 39 years....

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