Jewels for the Dollar Princesses share 48 days ago by The Beading Gem The Gilded Age was the post-Civil War period when a new generation of powerful industrial magnates emerged in America. These captains of industry became phenomenally wealthy. They could buy all the gold and the glitter for their families but not social status. In the 19th century, the nouveau riche ... The Beading Gem's Journal - beadinggem.com · Rank: 31,885 · 49 references |