What led Mark Twain to label the late nineteenth century the "Gilded Age"?

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Sim W.
Apr 27, 2017

The adjective "gilded" contrasts with "golden"

Explanation:

The notion of gilded means that only the surface is covered with gold(that is to say the elite or the external appearance) but the composition in itsef is not golden which means that the vast majority of the population did not benefit from the prosperity.

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