{"product_id":"the-lords-of-creation-the-history-of-americas-1-percent-paperback","title":"The Lords of Creation: The History of America's 1 Percent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick Lewis Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Crispin Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGretchen Morgenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"stimulating\" account of the capitalists who changed America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, setting the stage for the 1929 crash and Great Depression (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the decades following the Civil War, America entered an era of unprecedented corporate expansion, with ultimate financial power in the hands of a few wealthy industrialists who exploited the system for everything it was worth. The Rockefellers, Fords, Morgans, and Vanderbilts were the \"lords of creation\" who, along with like-minded magnates, controlled the economic destiny of the country, unrestrained by regulations or moral imperatives. Through a combination of foresight, ingenuity, ruthlessness, and greed, America's giants of industry remolded the US economy in their own image. They established their power and authority, ensuring that they--and they alone--would control the means of production, transportation, energy, and commerce--creating the conditions for the stock market collapse of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As modern society continues to be affected by wealth inequality and cycles of boom and bust, it's as important as ever to understand the origins of financial disaster, and the policies, practices, and people who bring them on. \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e, first published when the catastrophe of the 1930s was still painfully fresh, is a fascinating story of bankers, railroad tycoons, steel magnates, speculators, scoundrels, and robber barons. It is a tale of innovation and shocking exploitation--and a sobering reminder that history can indeed repeat itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Lewis Allen (1890-1954) was born in Boston, studied at Groton, and graduated from Harvard in 1912. He was assistant and associate editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine \u003c\/i\u003efor eighteen years, then the magazine's sixth editor in chief for twelve years until his death. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Lords of Creation\u003c\/i\u003e, Allen was well known for \u003ci\u003eOnly Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSince Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Big Change\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771812217120,"sku":"9781504047876","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6a7db966a4e23158ecdd1057de5bca0.webp?v=1780394233","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lords-of-creation-the-history-of-americas-1-percent-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}