''The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era'' is a peer-reviewed

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. It is sometimes referred to by the

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JGAPE.

Quarterly journal

The journal publishes scholarly articles and book reviews relating to the period between 1865 and 1920 in the

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. This range covers the eras of American history referred to by historians as the

Gilded Age In United States history, the Gilded Age was an era extending roughly from 1877 to 1900, which was sandwiched between the Reconstruction era and the Progressive Era. It was a time of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Wes ...

and the

Progressive Era The Progressive Era (late 1890s – late 1910s) was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States focused on defeating corruption, monopoly, waste and inefficiency. The main themes ended during Am ...

. The journal is published quarterly by the

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and the

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center is a complex comprising several buildings related to the life and presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes. It is the first presidential library, built in 1916, and one of three such libraries for US presidents ...

. The journal is published for the Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by Cambridge Journals.

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Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive EraRutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
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