Land of Promise An Economic History of the United States

Name: Land of Promise An Economic History of the United States
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ISBN: 9780061834813

ISBN-10: 0061834815

ISBN-13: 9780061834813

Edition: 2012

Authors: Michael Lind

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A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America’s leading intellectuals, Land of Promise recounts the epic story of America’s rise to become the world’s dominant economy. As ideological free marketers continue to square off against Keynesians in Congress and the press, economic policy remains at the center of political debate. Land of Promise offers a much-needed historical framework that sheds new light on our past—wisdom that offers lessons essential to our future. Building upon the strength and lucidity of his New York Times Notable Books The Next American Nation and Hamilton’s Republic, Lind delivers a necessary and revelatory examination of the roots of…

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List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/9/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 592
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Michael Lind, a senior fellow of the New America Foundation lives in Washington, D.C.




A Land of Promise


The Preindustrial Economy



Nation Building



The First American Economy


The Age of Steam



"There Is Nothing That Cannot Be Produced by Machinery": The First Industrial Revolution



American Systems



Plain Mechanic Power: The Civil War and the Second Republic



The Iron Horse and the Lightning


The Motor Age



Franklin's Baby: Electricity, Automobiles, and the Second Industrial Revolution



The Day of Combination



The New Era



A New Deal for America



Arsenal of Democracy



The Glorious Thirty Years



The Great Dismantling


The Information Age



As We May Think: The Third Industrial Revolution



The Bubble Economy



The Next American Economy


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index