American Visions

Season 1 Episode 4: The Gilded Age

Robert Hughes considers how the Civil War industrialised society, bringing steam power, the Brooklyn Bridge, plutocrats and an urban underclass. Nostalgia for loss entered the culture and brought the Museum Age.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

8

Cast:

Robert Hughes

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1997

Rating:

9.0