Best books on the American Gilded Age (1877-1896)? Really looking for something more political than social. Please don't recommend White's The Republic for Which it Stands. Barely made it through a third of the book before closing it. I'm interested in American history from the vantage point of the White House, not a chapter on the meaning of "home" in the 1870s.
The Booklist/Americas/North America/United States/Gilded Age/Progressive Era has quite a few. Additionally, you might look at the Booklist/Recommended Biographies/US Presidents which contains works about the presidents of that era