The Gilded Age. You may know it as an era in American history, but beyond that, it remains a mystery. Professor Greg Jackson, host of the podcast History That Doesn’t Suck, explains to Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus why the Gilded Age is actually a fascinating, relevant, and worthwhile area of study, as well as why Theodore Roosevelt was, “the most American American to ever America.” Check out everything 2c4h at 2c4hpod.com Check out our premium content at intohistory.com/2c4h Relevant Links: History That Doesn’t Suck - https://www.htdspodcast.com Night at the Museum - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477347/ Airship - https://airship.fm Teddy Roosevelt - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/theodore-roosevelt/ J. P. Morgan - https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-P-Morgan Patrick Henry - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Henry Transcontinental railroad - https://www.loc.gov/collections/railroad-maps-1828-to-1900/articles-and-essays/history-of-railroads-and-maps/the-transcontinental-railroad/ Sears homes - http://www.searsarchives.com/homes/index.htm Gilded Age - https://www.britannica.com/event/Gilded-Age John Quincy Adams - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-quincy-adams/ Andrew Jackson - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/andrew-jackson/ Progressive Era - https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/The-Progressive-era East India Company - https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/East-India-Company Ellis Island - https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/overview-history/ Andrew Carnegie - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Andrew-Carnegie William Howard Taft - https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/william-howard-taft/ Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 18 August 1803, “I infer that the less we say about constitutional difficulties respecting Louisiana the better.” - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-05-02-0343 Instagram - @historythatdoesntsuck Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/historythatdoesntsuck Twitter - @HTDSpod To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices