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"This timely book holds up for scrutiny a great paradox at the core of the American Dream: a passionate belief in the principle of democracy combined with an equally passionate celebration of the creation of wealth. Americans treasure an open, equal society, yet we also admire those fortunate f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dalzell, Robert F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
Wealth > United States > History.
Rich people > United States > History.
Richesse > États-Unis > Histoire.
Riches > États-Unis > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Economy.
Rich people.
Wealth.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Paradox
  • Robert Keayne's contract with Boston
  • George Washington, revolutionary
  • The brothers Lawrence
  • Rich as Rockefeller legacies
  • Heirs
  • Successors
  • Wealth and American democracy
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes and sources
  • Index.

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