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This novel satirizes the era of political greed and corruption following the Civil War. The themes are exemplified through two narratives: a poor Tennessee family trying to sell 75, 000 acres of unimproved land and two young upper-class men seeking their fortune in land.

This novel satirizes the era of political greed and corruption following the Civil War. The themes are exemplified through two narratives: a poor Tennessee family trying to sell 75, 000 acres of unimproved land and two young upper-class men seeking their fortune in land.

The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the collaborative work of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirizes the era that followed the Civil War. This period is often referred to as "The Gilded Age" because of this book. The corruption and greed that was typical of the time is exemplified through two fictional narratives: one, of the Hawkins, a poor family from Tennessee that tries to persuade the government to purchase their seventy-five ...