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Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal
Invisible Hands The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal Author:Kim Phillips-Fein ?A compelling and readable story of resistance to the new economic order.??Boston GlobeInvisible Hands tells the story of how a small group of American businessmen succeeded in building a political movement. Long before the ?culture wars? of the 1960s sparked the Republican backlash against cultural liberalis... more »m, these high-powered individuals actively resisted New Deal economics and sought to educate and organize their peers. Kim Phillips-Fein recounts the little-known efforts of men such as W. C. Mullendore, Leonard Read, and Jasper Crane, drawing on meticulous research and narrative gifts to craft a compelling history of the role of big and small business in American politics?and a blueprint for anyone who wants insight into the way that money has been used to create political change. 16 black-and-white photos.« less