| American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 Contributor(s): Brands, H. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307386775 ISBN-13: 9780307386779 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 330.973 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (1.55 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this grand-scale narrative history, two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands brilliantly portrays the emergence, in a remarkably short time, of a recognizably modern America. 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 Morgan, 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. |