about 1877 to 1900. Term coined by writers including Mark Twain to satirize (make fun of) what they believed to be an era of serious social problems hidden by a thin layer of gold and industrialization. A time of enormous growth in America with even bigger social concerns (tenements, urbanization)

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about 1877 to 1900. Term coined by writers including Mark Twain to satirize (make fun of) what they believed to be an era of serious social problems hidden by a thin layer of gold and industrialization. A time of enormous growth in America with even bigger social concerns (tenements, urbanization)