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America’s “Gilded Age” … a time of rapid economic growth … railroads, steel and grain, great captains of trade and heavy industry … fortunes made and lost in the marketplace … the rise of great Metropoli … the first skyscrapers … changing fashions, leisures and mores … materialist success...

(This is Barb’s fault … apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan.. this one was inspired by news that the British Royal Navy has appointed its first female Admiral.) An Admiral true, an Admiral fine, Fit to command a Ship-of-the-line, Fit to command a capable crew, An Admiral fine, an Admiral true...