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“Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?”This is the story of
‘How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily—how calmly I can tell you the whole story.”
Did Singer Sewing Machines take over the world? And are bananas as dangerous as they appear in carto
“You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.”This is the story of Gilded Age’s later preside
“Someday, some-time, when I am a man, I want to be worth a hundred thousand dollars!”This is the sto
“Tesla, you don’t understand our American humor.”This is the story of opinionated inventors with ver
“I have got so much to do and life is so short, I am going to hustle.”This is the story of trial and
An epilogue. Or interlude? Well, we aren’t done with the Gilded age, but we have too much behind-the
“Vive l’entente fraternelle des deux républiques !”This is the story of the Statue of Liberty. In 18
“John Roebling has not the leisure to wait upon any man.”This is the story of a bridge and a family.
“What is the chief end of man? A: To get rich.”This is the story of the Gilded Age and its first thr
This is the end of the west! Meet two new researchers, Ryan Griffith and Zach Weaver, as they join G
“I wish to impress upon your minds that what you are about to witness is not a performance in the co
“This is my last opportunity to make a big haul. Alaska is the last West.”This is the story of the U
“The fight’s commenced. Go to fighting or get away!”This is the story of more gunslinging and heists
“I am going to hell anyhow.”This is the story of the rise of Western outlaws and gunslingers.From tr
“Did they not build the Chinese Wall, the biggest piece of masonry in the world?”The Central Pacific
“How dare you try to hog all the continent?”This is the story of the Union Pacific Railroad.The US G
“Every great enterprise has been ridiculed in the outset.”This is the story of the rise of the railr
“Gentlemen, what is the cause of this violence?”This is the story HTDS's 2020.Most people wouldn’t c