Common Lit: Text Sets: The Gilded Age

This is a collection of 8 Grade-Leveled texts (5-12) on the topic "The Gilded Age." Mark Twain named 1870-1900 "The Gilded Age" in hopes of capturing how the era of serious social problems was veiled by a thin layer of gold. While robber barons got rich during the Gilded Age, average Americans struggled to get ahead. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]