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🧱 Gilded Age Titans

The larger-than-life industrialists — Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt — whose ambitions built modern America and whose legacies remain deeply contested.
The Robber Barons
by Matthew Josephson • 1934
A handful of men seized America's railroads, oil, and steel; government helped them do it.
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429
💰 Gilded Age🏭 Captains Of Industry🎩 Monopoly And Trusts
The Robber Barons Summary
The Robber Barons 94%
A handful of men seized America's railroads, oil, and steel; government helped them do it.
by Matthew Josephson 1934
3.73
429 ratings
💰 Gilded Age🏭 Captains Of Industry🎩 Monopoly And Trusts
The Tycoons
by Charles R. Morris • 2005
Four rival industrialists, four methods, one generation: how America became the world's factory.
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2k+
🏛️ Gilded Age🚂 Railroads💰 Robber Barons
The Tycoons Summary
The Tycoons 93%
Four rival industrialists, four methods, one generation: how America became the world's factory.
by Charles R. Morris 2005
3.74
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Gilded Age🚂 Railroads💰 Robber Barons
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan
by J.R. MacGregor • 2019
From bookkeeper to America's most ruthless monopolist, then to its most strategic philanthropist.
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🛢️ Oil Industry History🏭 Industrial Consolidation🔗 Monopoly Power
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan Summary
John D. Rockefeller - The Original Titan 93%
From bookkeeper to America's most ruthless monopolist, then to its most strategic philanthropist.
by J.R. MacGregor 2019
3.80
161 ratings
🛢️ Oil Industry History🏭 Industrial Consolidation🔗 Monopoly Power
Andrew Carnegie
by David Nasaw • 2006
How a penniless immigrant built the world's biggest steel empire, and then tried to die broke.
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6k+
🏛️ Gilded Age🧑‍💼 Captains Of Industry🎁 Strategic Philanthropy
Andrew Carnegie Summary
Andrew Carnegie 93%
How a penniless immigrant built the world's biggest steel empire, and then tried to die broke.
by David Nasaw 2006
3.86
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Gilded Age🧑‍💼 Captains Of Industry🎁 Strategic Philanthropy
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker
by J.R. MacGregor • 2019
He rescued American capitalism twice, so the government built the Federal Reserve to replace him.
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🎭 Gilded Age🏦 Banking History📈 Wall Street History
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker Summary
J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker 93%
He rescued American capitalism twice, so the government built the Federal Reserve to replace him.
by J.R. MacGregor 2019
3.87
143 ratings
🎭 Gilded Age🏦 Banking History📈 Wall Street History
Age of Betrayal
by Jack Beatty • 2007
The Civil War freed the slaves. The next generation freed the corporations.
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🏦 Gilded Age💼 Corporate Power🔨 Labor History
Age of Betrayal Summary
Age of Betrayal 93%
The Civil War freed the slaves. The next generation freed the corporations.
by Jack Beatty 2007
3.66
142 ratings
🏦 Gilded Age💼 Corporate Power🔨 Labor History
Railroaded
by Richard White • 2011
Corrupt, overbuilt, taxpayer-funded: the transcontinentals failed their way into modern America.
3.63
912
🚂 Railroad History💰 Gilded Age🏜️ American West
Railroaded Summary
Railroaded 92%
Corrupt, overbuilt, taxpayer-funded: the transcontinentals failed their way into modern America.
by Richard White 2011
3.63
912 ratings
🚂 Railroad History💰 Gilded Age🏜️ American West
Astor
by Anderson Cooper • 2023
How a name built on fur, real estate, and social gatekeeping outlasted its bloodline.
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🏛️ Gilded Age Dynasties🗽 New York City History🦫 Fur Trade Empire
Astor Summary
Astor 92%
How a name built on fur, real estate, and social gatekeeping outlasted its bloodline.
by Anderson Cooper 2023
3.77
20k+ ratings
🏛️ Gilded Age Dynasties🗽 New York City History🦫 Fur Trade Empire
Socializing Capital
by William G. Roy • 1997
Corporations dominate industry because state law and banks built a system only they could win.
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21
🏢 Corporate History🇺🇸 American Capitalism📚 Historical Sociology
Socializing Capital Summary
Socializing Capital 92%
Corporations dominate industry because state law and banks built a system only they could win.
by William G. Roy 1997
3.90
21 ratings
🏢 Corporate History🇺🇸 American Capitalism📚 Historical Sociology
Titan
by Ron Chernow • 1998
A pious Baptist created the Standard Oil octopus, gave away millions to be remembered as a saint.
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🛢️ Oil Industry History💰 Robber Barons🏗️ Corporate Consolidation
Titan Summary
Titan 91%
A pious Baptist created the Standard Oil octopus, gave away millions to be remembered as a saint.
by Ron Chernow 1998
4.15
38k+ ratings
🛢️ Oil Industry History💰 Robber Barons🏗️ Corporate Consolidation
Affairs of State
by Morton Keller • 1977
After the Civil War, the real fight was over how much government America would accept.
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10
💰 Gilded Age🏗️ Reconstruction🗳️ Party Machines
Affairs of State Summary
Affairs of State 91%
After the Civil War, the real fight was over how much government America would accept.
by Morton Keller 1977
3.80
10 ratings
💰 Gilded Age🏗️ Reconstruction🗳️ Party Machines
The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900
by Richard Franklin Bensel • 2000
How did Gilded Age democracy coexist with industrial capitalism? Tariffs, gold, and the courts.
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22
🏛️ Political Economy🕰️ Gilded Age🇺🇸 American Political Development
The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900 Summary
The Political Economy of American Industrialization, 1877-1900 91%
How did Gilded Age democracy coexist with industrial capitalism? Tariffs, gold, and the courts.
by Richard Franklin Bensel 2000
3.50
22 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🕰️ Gilded Age🇺🇸 American Political Development
WASPS
by Michael Knox Beran • 2021
The WASPs had everything except wholeness. Their long pursuit of it built America, then broke them.
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🏛️ American Aristocracy💰 Old Money🎩 Gilded Age
WASPS Summary
WASPS 91%
The WASPs had everything except wholeness. Their long pursuit of it built America, then broke them.
by Michael Knox Beran 2021
3.46
126 ratings
🏛️ American Aristocracy💰 Old Money🎩 Gilded Age
The Great Bridge
by David McCullough • 1972
The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.
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💰 Gilded Age History🌉 Civil Engineering History🏗️ Megaproject Narratives
The Great Bridge Summary
The Great Bridge 91%
The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.
by David McCullough 1972
4.26
19k+ ratings
💰 Gilded Age History🌉 Civil Engineering History🏗️ Megaproject Narratives
The Money Kings
by Daniel Schulman • 2023
From peddler carts to Wall Street: Jewish dynasties that bankrolled America's rise.
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629
🏦 Banking Dynasties🗽 Jewish Immigrants📈 Wall Street History
The Money Kings Summary
The Money Kings 90%
From peddler carts to Wall Street: Jewish dynasties that bankrolled America's rise.
by Daniel Schulman 2023
4.08
629 ratings
🏦 Banking Dynasties🗽 Jewish Immigrants📈 Wall Street History
Mornings on Horseback
by David McCullough • 1981
A sickly rich boy remade his body, then lost his wife and mother on the same day.
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36k+
🏙️ Gilded Age New York💪 Physical Resilience🗳️ Reform Politics
Mornings on Horseback Summary
Mornings on Horseback 90%
A sickly rich boy remade his body, then lost his wife and mother on the same day.
by David McCullough 1981
4.10
36k+ ratings
🏙️ Gilded Age New York💪 Physical Resilience🗳️ Reform Politics
The Age of Acquiescence
by Steve Fraser • 2015
Mass movements once made America ungovernable for the rich. Now extreme inequality meets silence.
3.82
454
✊ Class Conflict💰 Wealth Inequality👷 Labor Movements
The Age of Acquiescence Summary
The Age of Acquiescence 90%
Mass movements once made America ungovernable for the rich. Now extreme inequality meets silence.
by Steve Fraser 2015
3.82
454 ratings
✊ Class Conflict💰 Wealth Inequality👷 Labor Movements
The Making of American Exceptionalism
by Kim Voss • 1993
The Knights of Labor fell to an employer offensive, not infighting, and U.S. unions never recovered.
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10
🏭 Labor History🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism💰 Gilded Age
The Making of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Making of American Exceptionalism 90%
The Knights of Labor fell to an employer offensive, not infighting, and U.S. unions never recovered.
by Kim Voss 1993
3.80
10 ratings
🏭 Labor History🇺🇸 American Exceptionalism💰 Gilded Age
The House of Morgan
by Ron Chernow • 1990
Before the Federal Reserve, a single private bank rescued Wall Street and answered to no one.
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13k+
🏛️ Banking History👑 Financial Dynasties📈 Wall Street History
The House of Morgan Summary
The House of Morgan 90%
Before the Federal Reserve, a single private bank rescued Wall Street and answered to no one.
by Ron Chernow 1990
3.96
13k+ ratings
🏛️ Banking History👑 Financial Dynasties📈 Wall Street History
Nothing Like It in the World
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 2000
Shopkeepers, swindlers, and immigrant armies: the men who punched a railroad through a continent.
3.99
14k+
🏜️ American West💰 Gilded Age🏗️ Infrastructure History
Nothing Like It in the World Summary
Nothing Like It in the World 90%
Shopkeepers, swindlers, and immigrant armies: the men who punched a railroad through a continent.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 2000
3.99
14k+ ratings
🏜️ American West💰 Gilded Age🏗️ Infrastructure History
The Last Days of Night
by Graham Moore • 2016
An untested lawyer battles Edison in the patent war to decide who lights the modern world.
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🏙️ Gilded Age⚖️ Legal Drama⚡ Genius Rivalry
The Last Days of Night Summary
The Last Days of Night 90%
An untested lawyer battles Edison in the patent war to decide who lights the modern world.
by Graham Moore 2016
4.16
45k+ ratings
🏙️ Gilded Age⚖️ Legal Drama⚡ Genius Rivalry
An Empire of Wealth
by John Steele Gordon • 2004
How a scrappy republic became the engine of global capitalism, from canals to microchips.
4.10
1k+
🏛️ Economic History🏭 American Capitalism💰 Financial History
An Empire of Wealth Summary
An Empire of Wealth 90%
How a scrappy republic became the engine of global capitalism, from canals to microchips.
by John Steele Gordon 2004
4.10
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Economic History🏭 American Capitalism💰 Financial History
How Not to Get Rich
by Alan Pell Crawford • 2014
Before he was America's most beloved author, Mark Twain was its most disastrous investor.
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123
🏦 Financial Biography🎩 Gilded Age✍️ Literary Biography
How Not to Get Rich Summary
How Not to Get Rich 90%
Before he was America's most beloved author, Mark Twain was its most disastrous investor.
by Alan Pell Crawford 2014
3.63
123 ratings
🏦 Financial Biography🎩 Gilded Age✍️ Literary Biography
The Stoic
by Theodore Dreiser • 1947
His empire crumbling, an American financier stakes everything on London and a much younger muse.
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3k+
🏭 Naturalist Fiction💰 Gilded Age📈 Social Climbing
The Stoic Summary
The Stoic 90%
His empire crumbling, an American financier stakes everything on London and a much younger muse.
by Theodore Dreiser 1947
4.35
3k+ ratings
🏭 Naturalist Fiction💰 Gilded Age📈 Social Climbing
The Republic for Which It Stands
by Richard White • 2017
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
4.16
2k+
🏛️ Reconstruction Era💰 Gilded Age🔨 Labor History
The Republic for Which It Stands Summary
The Republic for Which It Stands 90%
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
by Richard White 2017
4.16
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Reconstruction Era💰 Gilded Age🔨 Labor History
Organizing America
by Charles Perrow • 2001
The corporation wasn't a business model. It was a legal weapon engineered to concentrate power.
3.91
35
📜 Historical Sociology🏭 Corporate History🏢 Organizational Theory
Organizing America Summary
Organizing America 90%
The corporation wasn't a business model. It was a legal weapon engineered to concentrate power.
by Charles Perrow 2001
3.91
35 ratings
📜 Historical Sociology🏭 Corporate History🏢 Organizational Theory
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money
by John D. Rockefeller • 2015
The richest American's playbook for making money, and why he gave most of it back.
3.32
157
💰 Wealth Philosophy⚖️ Business Ethics🧱 Character Building
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money Summary
John D. Rockefeller on Making Money 89%
The richest American's playbook for making money, and why he gave most of it back.
by John D. Rockefeller 2015
3.32
157 ratings
💰 Wealth Philosophy⚖️ Business Ethics🧱 Character Building
Progressivism
by Walter Nugent • 2009
The landmark Progressive Era reforms owed less to urban crusaders than to angry farmers.
3.48
125
🏛️ Progressive Era💰 Gilded Age🗳️ Political Reform
Progressivism Summary
Progressivism 89%
The landmark Progressive Era reforms owed less to urban crusaders than to angry farmers.
by Walter Nugent 2009
3.48
125 ratings
🏛️ Progressive Era💰 Gilded Age🗳️ Political Reform
All the Presidents' Bankers
by Nomi Prins • 2014
A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.
4.07
539
🏦 Banking History💰 Political Economy🏛️ Regulatory Capture
All the Presidents' Bankers Summary
All the Presidents' Bankers 89%
A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.
by Nomi Prins 2014
4.07
539 ratings
🏦 Banking History💰 Political Economy🏛️ Regulatory Capture
Sons of Wichita
by Daniel Schulman • 2014
Four Kansas brothers, a billion-dollar feud, and the political machine that remade the GOP.
3.85
2k+
🏛️ Family Dynasties💰 American Oligarchy⚔️ Sibling Rivalry
Sons of Wichita Summary
Sons of Wichita 89%
Four Kansas brothers, a billion-dollar feud, and the political machine that remade the GOP.
by Daniel Schulman 2014
3.85
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Family Dynasties💰 American Oligarchy⚔️ Sibling Rivalry
Money and Power
by William D. Cohan • 2011
Goldman Sachs's rise from a near-fatal 1970 crisis to the most powerful bank in the world.
3.85
2k+
🏦 Investment Banking🏛️ Wall Street History📜 Corporate Biography
Money and Power Summary
Money and Power 89%
Goldman Sachs's rise from a near-fatal 1970 crisis to the most powerful bank in the world.
by William D. Cohan 2011
3.85
2k+ ratings
🏦 Investment Banking🏛️ Wall Street History📜 Corporate Biography
The Populist Vision
by Charles Postel • 2007
Populists weren't anti-modern. They demanded public railroads, corporate-scale farms, and Jim Crow.
3.65
201
💰 Gilded Age🌾 American Populism🚜 Rural History
The Populist Vision Summary
The Populist Vision 89%
Populists weren't anti-modern. They demanded public railroads, corporate-scale farms, and Jim Crow.
by Charles Postel 2007
3.65
201 ratings
💰 Gilded Age🌾 American Populism🚜 Rural History
How to be a Billionaire
by Martin S. Fridson • 2001
Billionaires rarely invent. They assemble what exists, take massive risks, and dominate.
4.02
322
💰 Wealth Accumulation👑 Market Dominance⚔️ Competitive Advantage
How to be a Billionaire Summary
How to be a Billionaire 89%
Billionaires rarely invent. They assemble what exists, take massive risks, and dominate.
by Martin S. Fridson 2001
4.02
322 ratings
💰 Wealth Accumulation👑 Market Dominance⚔️ Competitive Advantage
The Visible Hand
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. • 1977
Markets didn't coordinate the modern economy. Management did. And it started with the railroads.
4.05
348
🏛️ Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏢 Organizational Theory
The Visible Hand Summary
The Visible Hand 89%
Markets didn't coordinate the modern economy. Management did. And it started with the railroads.
by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. 1977
4.05
348 ratings
🏛️ Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏢 Organizational Theory
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 89%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation
Appetite for America
by Stephen Fried • 2010
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
4.21
1k+
🚂 Railroad History🏨 Hospitality Industry💼 Gilded Age Business
Appetite for America Summary
Appetite for America 89%
A railroad restaurant empire that civilized the West and launched America's first female workforce.
by Stephen Fried 2010
4.21
1k+ ratings
🚂 Railroad History🏨 Hospitality Industry💼 Gilded Age Business
The Givers
by David Callahan • 2017
When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.
3.73
485
🏛️ Money In Politics💰 Wealth And Democracy🕶️ Dark Money
The Givers Summary
The Givers 89%
When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.
by David Callahan 2017
3.73
485 ratings
🏛️ Money In Politics💰 Wealth And Democracy🕶️ Dark Money
The Fall of the House of Labor
by David Montgomery • 1987
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
3.93
147
📚 Labor History🛠️ Craft Unionism⚙️ Scientific Management
The Fall of the House of Labor Summary
The Fall of the House of Labor 89%
Worker knowledge ran the factory floor. Management's fifty-year fight to seize it.
by David Montgomery 1987
3.93
147 ratings
📚 Labor History🛠️ Craft Unionism⚙️ Scientific Management
Wealth Secrets of the One Percent
by Sam Wilkin • 2015
Extreme wealth isn't earned. It's taken through monopoly, political capture, and rigged rules.
3.71
357
🏦 Wealth Inequality🏛️ History Of Capitalism🗳️ Political Economy
Wealth Secrets of the One Percent Summary
Wealth Secrets of the One Percent 89%
Extreme wealth isn't earned. It's taken through monopoly, political capture, and rigged rules.
by Sam Wilkin 2015
3.71
357 ratings
🏦 Wealth Inequality🏛️ History Of Capitalism🗳️ Political Economy
The Profit Paradox
by Jan Eeckhout • 2021
Since 1980, corporate profits have soared while wages stayed flat. The common thread: market power.
3.91
302
📊 Labor Economics💪 Market Power📉 Wage Stagnation
The Profit Paradox Summary
The Profit Paradox 89%
Since 1980, corporate profits have soared while wages stayed flat. The common thread: market power.
by Jan Eeckhout 2021
3.91
302 ratings
📊 Labor Economics💪 Market Power📉 Wage Stagnation
Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King
by Anupreeta Das • 2024
From monopolist to saint: Bill Gates's image was manufactured. His hidden empire was not.
3.01
441
💻 Big Tech💰 Billionaire Critique⚖️ Wealth Inequality
Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King Summary
Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King 89%
From monopolist to saint: Bill Gates's image was manufactured. His hidden empire was not.
by Anupreeta Das 2024
3.01
441 ratings
💻 Big Tech💰 Billionaire Critique⚖️ Wealth Inequality
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
by J.D. Rockefeller • 2020
38 letters from Rockefeller to his son: what the world's richest man wanted his heir to know.
4.45
2k+
🏦 Wealth Building👔 Business Mentorship🎯 Personal Accountability
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son Summary
The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son 89%
38 letters from Rockefeller to his son: what the world's richest man wanted his heir to know.
by J.D. Rockefeller 2020
4.45
2k+ ratings
🏦 Wealth Building👔 Business Mentorship🎯 Personal Accountability
The Transformation of Corporate Control
by Neil Fligstein • 1990
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
4.09
11
🏢 Corporate History📊 Economic Sociology⚖️ Antitrust Law
The Transformation of Corporate Control Summary
The Transformation of Corporate Control 89%
Antitrust, not markets, built the modern firm: four legal pivots that remade American business.
by Neil Fligstein 1990
4.09
11 ratings
🏢 Corporate History📊 Economic Sociology⚖️ Antitrust Law
The Truth About Trump
by Michael D'Antonio • 2015
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
3.54
795
🏛️ Political Biographies💼 Business Moguls👨‍👦 Family Dynasties
The Truth About Trump Summary
The Truth About Trump 89%
A Queens developer's decades-long project of self-invention, and how it conquered America.
by Michael D'Antonio 2015
3.54
795 ratings
🏛️ Political Biographies💼 Business Moguls👨‍👦 Family Dynasties
Cattle Kingdom
by Christopher Knowlton • 2017
The Wild West was a speculative bubble fueled by British aristocrats and popped by a single winter.
4.10
1k+
🤠 American West🐄 Cattle Industry📈 Economic History
Cattle Kingdom Summary
Cattle Kingdom 89%
The Wild West was a speculative bubble fueled by British aristocrats and popped by a single winter.
by Christopher Knowlton 2017
4.10
1k+ ratings
🤠 American West🐄 Cattle Industry📈 Economic History
Goliath
by Matt Stoller • 2019
A century ago, America broke the trusts. An intellectual counterrevolution brought them back.
4.23
1k+
⚖️ Antitrust Policy🏢 Corporate Power🔄 Neoliberalism
Goliath Summary
Goliath 89%
A century ago, America broke the trusts. An intellectual counterrevolution brought them back.
by Matt Stoller 2019
4.23
1k+ ratings
⚖️ Antitrust Policy🏢 Corporate Power🔄 Neoliberalism
The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson • 2003
An architect builds a wonder. A doctor builds a hotel next door for murder. Chicago, 1893.
4.00
766k+
📯 Gilded Age🎡 World'S Fairs🔪 Serial Killers
The Devil in the White City Summary
The Devil in the White City 89%
An architect builds a wonder. A doctor builds a hotel next door for murder. Chicago, 1893.
by Erik Larson 2003
4.00
766k+ ratings
📯 Gilded Age🎡 World'S Fairs🔪 Serial Killers
From Silk to Silicon
by Jeffrey E. Garten • 2016
Ten lives shrank the planet more than any trade pact, and none of them meant to.
3.87
878
🗺️ Globalization Studies👥 Collective Biography🏛️ Great Man History
From Silk to Silicon Summary
From Silk to Silicon 89%
Ten lives shrank the planet more than any trade pact, and none of them meant to.
by Jeffrey E. Garten 2016
3.87
878 ratings
🗺️ Globalization Studies👥 Collective Biography🏛️ Great Man History
Wizard
by Marc J. Seifer • 1996
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
3.73
7k+
📝 Inventor Biography⚡ History Of Electricity⚔️ War Of Currents
Wizard Summary
Wizard 89%
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
by Marc J. Seifer 1996
3.73
7k+ ratings
📝 Inventor Biography⚡ History Of Electricity⚔️ War Of Currents
America's Bank
by Roger Lowenstein • 2015
In 1907, one elderly banker had to save the American financial system from his private library.
3.81
1k+
🏦 Central Banking💰 Monetary History📉 Financial Panics
America's Bank Summary
America's Bank 89%
In 1907, one elderly banker had to save the American financial system from his private library.
by Roger Lowenstein 2015
3.81
1k+ ratings
🏦 Central Banking💰 Monetary History📉 Financial Panics
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