The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible!

The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible!

The Good Old Daysâ€”were they really good? On the surface they appear to be soâ€”especially the period to which this term is most often applied, the years from the end of the Civil War to the early 1900â€™s. This period of history has receded into a benevolent haze, leaving us with the image of an ebullient, carefree America, the fun and charm of the Gilded Age, the Gay Nineties.

But this gaiety was only a brittle veneer that covered widespread turmoil and suffering. The good old days were good for but the privileged few. For the farmer, the laborer, the average breadwinner, life was an unremitting hardship. This segment of the populace was exploited or lived in the shadow of total neglect. And youth had no voice. These are the people, the mass of Americans, whose adversities this book attempts to chronicle.
Country USA
Brand Random House
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrated
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1974-10-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780394709413

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