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As I wrap up my last post on HBO’s The Gilded Age, I had a couple random details from the show that aren’t enough for a whole post, so I’m just going to toss them out here. Stamford White In the first season, when the Russells have just moved into their new mansion, their architect...
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The late 19th century in America is not often depicted in film or television (in contrast to the Late Victorian Age in Britain, which is a pretty popular setting), and even more rare is any depiction of the position of Black people in the post-Reconstruction era. So I really like the fact that The...
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So the Historian is going back to the movies, or at least to the tv shows. I’ve been extremely busy and I’m not sure how much time I’ll have for further reviews, but I’ve been watching Julian Fellowes’ HBO’ series The Gilded Age and felt like I needed to write about it. The Gilded Age...