Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleCompeting Voices: Literary Texts and the Battle for Meaning in Gilded Age Culture.AuthorsSheets, Kevin B.AbstractThe article reviews the book "Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and Culture in the Gilded Age, 1876-1893," by Ben Railton.SubjectsCONTESTING the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature &; Culture in the Gilded Age 1876-1893 (Book); RAILTON, Ben; UNITED States civilization; NONFICTIONPublicationJournal of the Gilded Age & Progressive Era, 2009, Vol 8, Issue 1, p145ISSN1537-7814Publication typeBook ReviewDOI10.1017/S1537781400001055