American colossus : the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900

American colossus the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900

From bestselling historian H. W. Brands, a sweeping chronicle of how a few wealthy businessmen reshaped America from a land of small farmers and small businessmen into an industrial giant.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brands, H. W. (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Doubleday 2010
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Capitalismo > Estados Unidos > Historia > s. XIX.
Estados Unidos > Condiciones económicas > s. XIX.
Estados Unidos > Situación social > s. XIX.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The rise of the moguls. Speculation as martial art
  • One nation under rails
  • The first triumvirate
  • Toil and trouble
  • Frontiers of enterprise. The conquest of the South
  • Lakota's last stand
  • Profits on the hoof
  • To make the desert bloom
  • Gotham and Gomorrah. The teeming shore
  • Cities of the plain
  • Below the El
  • The finest government money can buy. School for scandal
  • The spirit of '76
  • Lives of the parties
  • Capital improvements
  • The decade of the century. Meet Jim Crow
  • Affairs of the heartland
  • The wages of capitalism
  • Tariff bill and dollar mark
  • Imperial dreams
  • The apotheosis of Pierpont Morgan
  • Epilogue: the democratic counterrevolution.

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