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GoodA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
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Hardcover
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Weight
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1 lbs
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Product Group
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Book
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IsTextBook
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No
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ISBN
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9780060093624
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Book Title
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Empire of Wealth : the Epic History of American Economic Power
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Publisher
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HarperCollins
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Item Length
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9 in
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Publication Year
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2004
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Format
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Hardcover
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Language
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English
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Item Height
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1.4 in
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Genre
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Business & Economics, History
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Topic
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Economic Conditions, General, Latin America / General, United States / General
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Item Weight
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26.8 Oz
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Item Width
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6.1 in
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Number of Pages
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480 Pages
An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060093625
ISBN-13
9780060093624
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30509768
Product Key Features
Book Title
Empire of Wealth : the Epic History of American Economic Power
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Economic Conditions, General, Latin America / General, United States / General
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
26.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-275639
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
“Impressive. … A deft, lively handling of an ambitious project that would have daunted almost any other writer.” — Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton, Impressive. … A deft, lively handling of an ambitious project that would have daunted almost any other writer.
TitleLeading
An
Dewey Decimal
330.973
Synopsis
Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their dominion through force of arms and political power over alien peoples. In this illuminating work of history, John Steele Gordon tells the extraordinary story of how the United States, a global power without precedent, became the first country to dominate the world through the creation of wealth. The American economy is by far the world’s largest, but it is also the most dynamic and innovative. The nation used its English political inheritance, as well as its diverse, ambitious population and seemingly bottomless imagination, to create an unrivaled economy capable of developing more wealth for more and more people as it grows. But America has also been extremely lucky. Far from a guaranteed success, our resilient economy continually suffered through adversity and catastrophes. It survived a profound recession after the Revolution, an unwise decision by Andrew Jackson that left the country without a central bank for nearly eighty years, and the disastrous Great Depression of the 1930s, which threatened to destroy the Republic itself. Having weathered those trials, the economy became vital enough to Americanize the world in recent decades. Virtually every major development in technology in the twentieth century originated in the United States, and as the products of those technologies traveled around the globe, the result was a subtle, peaceful, and pervasive spread of American culture and perspective.
LC Classification Number
HC103.G673 2004
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