FromBenjaminFranklin,RobertMorris,andCorneliusVanderbilttoSteveJobs,OprahWinfrey,andBillGates,withMadamC.J.Walker,MarthaStewart,Jay-Z,andmanymorein-between,AnIllustratedBusinessHistoryoftheUnitedStatesisasweeping,lively,andhighlyapproachablehistoryofAmericanbusinessfromthenation’sfoundingtothetwenty-firstcentury.AuthorRichardVaguedividesthishistoryintofourteeneras,witheacherafeaturinglistsofthewealthiestindividuals,notableinventions,andcompaniesfounded,andthelargestorganizations,banks,andinsurancecompanies.Muchofthedatatocreatetheselistsstemsfromoriginalresearch,andthebookcontainsawealthofprimarybusinessinformationextendedandsupplementedonacompanionwebsite.Majorthemesincludethenation’sbusinessbeginningsinlandandrealestate,thepivotalplaceoffinancialinstitutionsfromthenation’searliestdays,America’semergenceasanindustrialpowerhouse,itsoutsizedinnovations,thedominanceofitsrailways,automobiles,andothertransportationcompanies,andtheever-changingroleofgovernment.Asthebookmovestothecontemporaryera,ithighlightsthemerchandisingofcomfort,entertainment,andcontroversy,andlookstothefutureasittouchesonthepotentialofemergingindustriessuchasgeneticengineering,greenenergy,andvirtualreality.AmustreadforanystudentofAmericanhistory,thebookcoversbothcatastropheandtriumph,innovationandfailure,andprovidesacrucialcontextforabetterunderstandingofthenation’spoliticalandsocialhistory.Lushlyillustratedwith300colorimages,itisequallyrewardingforthosewhowanttoreaditcovertocoverandthosewhoprefertofocusonselecterasofspecialinterest.
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