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American Colossus - The Triumph of Capitalism 1865-1900
American Colossus The Triumph of Capitalism 18651900 Author:H. W. Brands American Colossus captures the decades between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century, when a few breathtakingly wealthy businessmen transformed the United States from an agrarian economy to a world power. From the first Pennsylvania oil gushers to the rise of Chicago skyscrapers, this spellbinding narrative shows how men like Morga... more »n, Carnegie, and Rockefeller ushered in a new era of unbridled capitalism. In the end America achieved unimaginable wealth, but not without cost to its traditional democratic values.« less
ISBN-13: 9781611296808 ISBN-10: 1611296803 Pages:614 Edition:Book Club Edition Rating: