This site provides a brief overview of the Gilded Age in America, focusing on the role Carnegie played.

A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...

This lesson examines seven Lewis Hine photographs of recently-arrived immigrants at Ellis Island.

Six versions of the octopus, a pervasive image in late-nineteenth-century America, that illustrate the extensive and corrosive power held by corporations over American political and economic life. Reading guide with discussion questions.