H. W. Brands, "How the Rich Got Rich: The Gilded Age in America," (Austin, June 5, 2011)

H. W. Brands, the Dixon, Allen, Anderson Centennial Professor of History and Government at The University of Texas at Austin (UT), delivers a talk on the Gilded Age on June 5, 2011, at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library in Austin, Texas. Brands' presentation was the keynote address of "The Making of Modern America," a teacher institute cosponsored by Humanities Texas, UT's College of Liberal Arts, and the LBJ Library. To learn more about Humanities Texas education programs, visit us online at www.humanitiestexas.org/education.