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American colossus : the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900 / H. W. Brands.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Doubleday, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 614 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780385523332
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.97308
LOC classification:
  • 002 HC 105 B819a 2010
Contents:
Part one: The rise of the moguls -- Speculation as martial art -- One nation under rails -- The first triumvirate -- Toil and trouble -- Part two: Frontiers of enterprise -- The conquest of the South -- Lakota's last stand -- Profits on the hoof -- To make the desert bloom -- Part three: Gotham and Gomorrah -- The teeming shore -- Cities of the plain -- Below the El -- Part four: The finest government money can buy -- School for scandal -- The spirit of '76 -- Lives of the parties -- Capital improvements -- Part five: 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.
Summary: 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.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 002 HC 105 B819a 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000114561

Includes bibliographical references (p. [559]-589) and index.

Part one: The rise of the moguls -- Speculation as martial art -- One nation under rails -- The first triumvirate -- Toil and trouble -- Part two: Frontiers of enterprise -- The conquest of the South -- Lakota's last stand -- Profits on the hoof -- To make the desert bloom -- Part three: Gotham and Gomorrah -- The teeming shore -- Cities of the plain -- Below the El -- Part four: The finest government money can buy -- School for scandal -- The spirit of '76 -- Lives of the parties -- Capital improvements -- Part five: 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.

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.

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