The Robber Barons The Great American Capitalists 1861-1901
by Josephson, Matthew
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc., 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Moderate overall wear, including bumping to cover corners & spine ends. Some fading to title on backstrip (spine cover). Spine is tight; pgs are unmarked. A historical account of the American industrial giants during the Gilded Age. The book covers the lives of John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Jay Gould, and J.P. Morgan, among others, and their rise to power and wealth through monopolies, ruthless business practices, and exploitation of workers. Josephson portrays the robber barons as both ingenious and rapacious, leaving a legacy of great wealth and inequality in American society..
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- Bookseller
- The Unskoolbookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033956
- Title
- The Robber Barons The Great American Capitalists 1861-1901
- Author
- Josephson, Matthew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co., Inc.
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- capitalism, corporations, greed
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- Spine
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