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100 1 _aPhillips, David Graham,
_d1867-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Reign of Gilt
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-01-27
505 0 _aPart I. Plutocracy: We are not all money-crazed. The mania for gilt. Plutocracy at home. Youth among the money-maniacs. Caste-compellers. Pauper-making. The made-over White House. And Europe laughs -- Part II. Democracy: "We, the people" The compeller of equality. Democracy's dynamo. A nation of dreamers. Not generosity, but justice. The inevitable ideal. Our allies from abroad. The real American woman. As to success. The man of to-day and to-morrow.
508 _aD A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Reign of Gilt" by David Graham Phillips is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the themes of wealth, aristocracy, and the challenges of democracy in a rapidly changing society. It delves into the lives of the wealthy in New York, highlighting the extravagance and moral implications of a growing plutocracy that threatens fundamental democratic values. The opening of the book introduces the perspective of an Episcopalian bishop who has spent his life among the affluent, offering a critical examination of the contemporary plutocracy. He laments the moral decay and extravagance he observes, particularly among young women who appear to value wealth above all else. Phillips contrasts the corrupting influence of money with the enduring principles of democracy and intelligence, arguing that true progress hinges on the diffusion of knowledge and the promotion of equality. This sets the stage for a broader exploration of the societal dynamics between wealth and democracy, as well as the personal lives woven into this fabric of extravagance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSocial problems
653 _aUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64402
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