John Steele Gordon – The Empire of Wealth

From ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their domination through force of arms and political power. Not the United States. Through the creation of staggering wealth, America has dominated the world in a new, peaceful, and pervasive way. John Steele Gordon captures as never before the true source of our nation’s global influence: wealth and the capacity to create more of it.

An extra 16 pages of insights into the book are included in the P.S. edition.

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America’s dynamic power is tied to its entrepreneurial culture and immense economic wealth, according to a financial historian. Our history is filled with people who made America great with their hard work, ambition, ingenuity, and dumb luck. The power of the US lies in its widely distributed wealth, the capacity of its people to create more wealth, and the imagination of its people. America is the global beacon of economic success because others want to have what we have. Gordon tells the story of a crooked path of triumph and disaster, daring and timidity, and great individuals and fools. Our case study is a case study in liberty. Mary Whaley is a person. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it The American Library Association is a registered trademark. All rights are reserved. It’s not like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it’s like it There is an out of print edition of this title.