Gilded: “Covered or tinged with gold or a golden color. “ Mark Twain coined the term Gilded Age to describe the industrial era of the late 19 th century. Twain’s view was that the period of enormous ...

The 19th century titans did more than build railroads. They paved the way for the reinvention of the stock market—and the creation of runaway wealth.

SHREVEPORT, La. - As we approach the 250th anniversary of America, KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continues to celebrate this history of our nation. The late 1800s were known as the Gilded Age, when inventions ...