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Z Publishing: Bret Harte (1836 1902)
A comprehensive site on Bret Harte, a Western storyteller during the Gilded Age. Some links may no longer work, but there is still ample material.
Bowling Green State University
United States History: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration
These are study notes for key points when learning about the industrialization of America during the Gilded Age. Looks at causes and consequences of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the...
Washington State University
Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: The Rise of Silas Lapham
Read this entire novel here, and look at the illustrations that accompany it, including several portraits of William Dean Howells (1837-1920 CE).
Washington State University
Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: The Day of Their Wedding
Full-text version of the novel, including links to illustrations. Reproduced from the 1895 edition.
Washington State University
Washington State University: The William Dean Howells Society
This site from Washington State University links you to various pages about author William Dean Howells. Links include a biography, his works, and more.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Gold Rush
Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Grover Cleveland
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Grover Cleveland and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Chester Arthur
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Chester Arthur and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: William Taft
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of William Taft and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Rutherford Hayes
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Rutherford Hayes and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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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.
Library of Congress
Loc: America at the Turn of the Century
A short report on America by 1900: "..the American nation had established itself as a world power. The West was Won. The frontier -- the great fact of 300 years of American history -- was no more."
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: New York Underground: Beyond the Irt
Discusses the developments in underground transit systems during 1905.
Curated OER
History Matters: Atlanta Compromise Speech, 1895
Read an excerpt from Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise speech, in which he stresses accommodation rather than resistance as way to deal with racism. Includes a short audio clip - the only surviving recording of Washington's...
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Sarah Winnemucca
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a biography of the extraordinary life of Sarah Winnemucca of the Paiute Indians.
Cornell University
Cornell University: The Rush to Oklahoma
An observation printed in Harper's Weekly in 1889 about the Oklahoma land rush into the Indian Territory.
Towson University
Towson University: Eaach: Colored Farmers Alliance
An encyclopedia entry for the Colored Farmers' Alliance, founded in Texas in 1886. Discusses the history of this alliance in depth.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets
This is a collection of 35 Grade-Leveled text sets (4-11). They are great for social studies teachers or for building background knowledge in reading class, CommonLit's text sets cover a range of historical, cultural, and political...
Library of Congress
Loc: Music for the Nation: Music Published, America, 1870 1885
A wonderful collection of sheet music from the Library of Congress. Search this site to find the primary source documents of music published in America from 1870 through 1885. The site is separated into many different topics with an...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sargent, El Jaleo
View pictures and read a description of John Singer Sargent's painting El Jaleo.