The Twain, Mark 1835-1910 creator Warner, Charles Dudley 1829-1900 text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Gilded Age, Part 7" by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner is a satirical novel published in 1873. It exposes greed and corruption in post-Civil War America through intertwined stories of families chasing wealth through land speculation. A poor rural family attempts to sell their vast Tennessee acreage, while their adopted daughter Laura becomes a Washington lobbyist. Meanwhile, two young men pursue fortune through land surveying. The novel satirizes political corruption and social pretensions, ultimately giving an entire era its name. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gilded_Age:_A_Tale_of_Today Release date is 2004-06-20 Produced by David Widger Original publication data not identified Satire Political fiction Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction Legislators -- Fiction Speculation -- Fiction Political corruption -- Fiction Businessmen -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5824 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5824 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133144.0 5824