All Anime Applications Games Movies Music TV shows Other

The Myth of the Robber Barons - Burton Folsom

    Seeders : 0      Leechers : 0

Note :

Please Update (Trackers Info) Before Start "The Myth of the Robber Barons - Burton Folsom" Torrent Downloading to See Updated Seeders And Leechers for Batter Torrent Download Speed.

Trackers List

Torrent File Content (2 files)

Description

Books : Educational : English

 

The Myth of the Robber
Barons describes the role of key entrepreneurs in the economic growth of the United States from 1850 to 1910. The
entrepreneurs studied are Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, James J. Hill, Andrew Mellon, Charles Schwab, and
the Scranton family. Most historians argue that these men, and others like them, were Robber Barons. The story, however,
is more complicated. The author, Burton Folsom, divides the entrepreneurs into two groups market entrepreneurs and
political entrepreneurs. The market entrepreneurs, such as Hill, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller, succeeded by producing a
quality product at a competitive price. The political entrepreneurs such as Edward Collins in steamships and in
railroads the leaders of the Union Pacific Railroad were men who used the power of government to succeed. They tried to
gain subsidies, or in some way use government to stop competitors. The market entrepreneurs helped lead to the rise of
the U. S. as a major economic power. By 1910, the U. S. dominated the world in oil, steel, and railroads led by
Rockefeller, Schwab (and Carnegie), and Hill. The political entrepreneurs, by contrast, were a drain on the taxpayers
and a thorn in the side of the market entrepreneurs. Interestingly, the political entrepreneurs often failed without
help from government they could not produce competitive products. The author describes this clash of the market
entrepreneurs and the political entrepreneurs. In the Mellon chapter, the author describes how Andrew Mellon an
entrepreneur in oil and aluminum became Secretary of Treasury under Coolidge. In office, Mellon was the first American
to practice supply-side economics. He supported cuts on income tax rates for all groups. The rate cut on the wealthiest
Americans, from 73 percent to 25 percent, freed up investment capital and led to American economic growth during the
1920s. Also, the amount of revenue into the federal treasury increased sharply after tax rates were cut. The Myth of the
Robber Barons has separate chapters on Vanderbilt, Hill, Schwab, Mellon, and the Scrantons. The author also has a
conclusion, in which he looks at the textbook bias on the subject of Robber Barons and the rise of the U. S. in the late
1800s. This chapter explores three leading college texts in U. S. history and shows how they misread American history
and disparage market entrepreneurs instead of the political entrepreneurs. This book is in its fifth edition, and is
widely adopted in college and high school classrooms across the U. S.


About the Author:
  Burton
W. Folsom, Jr. is the Charles Kline professor of history and management at Hillsdale College in Michigan. He received
his Ph. D. from the University of Pittsburgh, and has taught U. S. history at the University of Nebraska, the University
of Pittsburgh, Murray State University, and Northwood University. He has also been a senior fellow at the Mackinac
Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan; and historian in residence at the Center for the American Idea in
Houston, Texas. He has written articles for the WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR, POLICY REVIEW, and HUMAN
EVENTS. Professor Folsom's first book was Urban Capitalists. His later books include Empire Builders, No More Free
Markets or Free Beer: The Progressive Era in Nebraska. He has two edited books, The Spirit of Freedom and The Industrial
Revolution and Free Trade. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Southern History, Pacific Historical Review,
Journal of American Studies, Great Plains Quarterly, The American Spectator, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a
columnist on economic history for The Freeman for Ideas on Liberty. 


Buy:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0963020315/


                                                              

Related torrents

Torrent Name	Added	Size	Seed	Leech	Health
Burton W Folsom Jr - The Myth of the Robber Barons - A New Look at the Rise of B..	1 Year+ - in Other	315.32 KB	0	4
Dark Genius of Wall Street: Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons	1 Year+ - in Other	750.32 KB	0	0
The Myth Of The American Sleepover 2010 1080p BluRay x265-RARBG	1 Year+ - in Movies	1.5 GB	1	0
Paranormal S01E03 the Myth of the Guardian of the Cave ARABIC 720p 10bit WEBRip ..	1 Year+ - in TV shows	214.43 MB	3	1
Paranormal S01E02 the Myth of the Curse of the Pharaoh ARABIC 1080p 10bit WEBRip..	1 Year+ - in TV shows	368.88 MB	10	3

Note :

Feel free to post any comments about this torrent, including links to Subtitle, samples, screenshots, or any other relevant information. Watch The Myth of the Robber Barons - Burton Folsom Full Movie Online Free, Like 123Movies, FMovies, Putlocker, Netflix or Direct Download Torrent The Myth of the Robber Barons - Burton Folsom via Magnet Download Link.

Comments (0 Comments)

Please login or create a FREE account to post comments