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

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

Label
American colossus : the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900
Title
American colossus
Title remainder
the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900
Statement of responsibility
H.W. Brands
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Brands, H. W
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • United States
  • United States
  • Large type books
  • États-Unis
  • États-Unis
  • Livres en gros caractères
  • large print books
  • Economic history
  • Large type books
  • Social conditions
  • United States
Label
American colossus : the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900, H.W. Brands
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 937-1001) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
515405568
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st large print ed.
Extent
x, 1054 pages
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780739377925
Lccn
2011414595
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)515405568
Label
American colossus : the triumph of capitalism, 1865-1900, H.W. Brands
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 937-1001) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
515405568
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st large print ed.
Extent
x, 1054 pages
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780739377925
Lccn
2011414595
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)515405568

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