Candy has always meant big business in America, but it would take a specific kind of candy to really capture the imagination of sweet tooths everywhere and create a money-making machine. The very first Hershey Bar appeared in 1894 and it heralded a sweeping movement that has never shown signs of slowing down and that ...
The division of the American nation at the end of the 19th century was significant in several ways. First, the destruction of the last greatest rural political effort by the Populists signaled the end of the farmer-politician in America. The next great progressive movement, that of Robert LaFollette and Teddy Roosevelt, was one of the ...
The King of the Circus, John Ringling and his wife, Mable built this Italian Renaissance style mansion between 1924-1926 overlooking the Sarasota Bay. The following year, John Ringling moved the winter quarters of his Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Sarasota. Open to the public, it rapidly became the most ...
Marble House, a national historic landmark situated among the mansions of Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, was built in 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William Vanderbilt and was intended to serve as a modest summer cottage. The mansion is set back about 30 feet from the Bellevue Ave with an expansive, well-kept lawn and ...
“The wealthy class is becoming more wealthy; but the poorer class is becoming more dependent. The gulf between the employed and the employer is growing wider; social contrasts are becoming sharper; as livered carriages appear; so do barefoot children” -Henry George 1879 Industrialization in America was a surprisingly quick process given the slow crawl in ...
Bar Harbor, Maine is a historic resort town on the oceanfront that is popular as a leisure destination on the East Coast. The stunning coastal area features attractions including Acadia National Park, Jackson Bio Lab, Abby Museum and a ferry to the outer islands. Bar Harbor is a town with small, quaint shops. There is ...