The Economic Transformation of America: 1600 to the Present, 4th Edition

This extraordinary text offers a proven combination of scholarship from an insightful economist and a renowned American historian. It recounts the development of capitalism and the age of machines through the voices of business leaders working people inventors and an unusual cast of presidents generals and patriots. Unlike other books in the field of economic history this text tells a story. While not ignoring statistics and percentages this narrative focuses on the fact that Americas economic transformation is an extraordinary drama--a drama that continues today.