The epic history of American economic power
For the author, the secret behind American global power lies not in arms or politics, but in its economic power. He presents a narrative of the growth of that power from the arrival of the first English colonists to the end of the 1990s. His story of American agriculture, the growth of industry, changes in the banking system, and various economic scandals becomes, in the end, a celebratory history of the American economy.
