Synopses & Reviews
The great age of American entrepreneurship produced the "robber barons," men who exercised an enormous influence on the nation's psychology. What these men thought or thought they thought is the subject of Mr. Kirkland's original and provocative book. Immersing himself in the statements and writings of businessmen of the era, he exlpores their views of the social and economic scene, their interest in higher education, and their unease with wasteful and inefficient government. In distilling their dreams and thoughts he does not pass judgment on whether their acts measured up to their words.
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"Brightly written and thoughtful...a stimulating integration of economic and social history." Journal of American History
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"A subject that has been little explored. The businessman will find in it his counterpart of an earlier day speaking and writing in a language and about matters that he understands. Others will enjoy it because it is interesting and well written." Christian Science Monitor
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What businessmen thought -- or thought they thought -- in the age of the "robber barons."
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What businessmen thought--or thought they thought--in the age of the "robber barons." "Brightly written and thoughtful...a stimulating integration of economic and social history."--Journal of American History.
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What businessmen thought--or thought they thought--in the age of the robber barons.