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Author:

Brands, H. W.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Doubleday,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

p. cm.

Subject:

United States--Economic conditions--19th century.
United States--Social conditions--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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

ISBN:

0385523335
9780385523332

OCLC:

(OCoLC)503042150

LCCN:

2010008538

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)