History Of The Great American Fortunes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the intersection of ambition, power, and ruthless capitalism stands one of the most penetrating critiques of American wealth ever written. History of the Great American Fortunes chronicles the rise of the titanic dynasties that shaped the United States economy, tracing the origins of immense wealth accumulated by figures such as the Astors, Vanderbilts, and Rockefellers — exposing the land grabs, monopolistic practices, and political manipulation that built their empires from the ground up. Gustavus Myers writes with unflinching precision and radical clarity, presenting a meticulously researched indictment of the capitalist class that influenced generations of progressive thinkers and muckrakers alike. First published in 1907 and later condensed into this celebrated Modern Library edition, the work argues that America's great fortunes were not the product of ingenuity alone, but of systemic exploitation and institutional corruption. A landmark of American economic history, it remains a work of startling relevance — one that forces the reader to reconsider who truly built America, and at whose expense.
Author: Gustavus Myers
Format: Hardback
Published: 1937, The Modern Library
Genre: American history
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
At the intersection of ambition, power, and ruthless capitalism stands one of the most penetrating critiques of American wealth ever written. History of the Great American Fortunes chronicles the rise of the titanic dynasties that shaped the United States economy, tracing the origins of immense wealth accumulated by figures such as the Astors, Vanderbilts, and Rockefellers — exposing the land grabs, monopolistic practices, and political manipulation that built their empires from the ground up. Gustavus Myers writes with unflinching precision and radical clarity, presenting a meticulously researched indictment of the capitalist class that influenced generations of progressive thinkers and muckrakers alike. First published in 1907 and later condensed into this celebrated Modern Library edition, the work argues that America's great fortunes were not the product of ingenuity alone, but of systemic exploitation and institutional corruption. A landmark of American economic history, it remains a work of startling relevance — one that forces the reader to reconsider who truly built America, and at whose expense.