American aristocrats : a family, a fortune, and the making of American capitalism
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2017.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
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973.5 STOUT
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xix, 411 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-386) and index.
Description
American Aristocrats is a multigenerational biography of the Andersons of Kentucky, a family of strivers who passionately believed in the promise of America. Beginning in 1773 with the family patriarch, a twice-wounded Revolutionary War hero, the Andersons amassed land throughout what was then the American west. As the eminent religious historian Harry S. Stout argues, the story of the Andersons is the story of America's experiment in republican capitalism. Congressmen, diplomats, and military generals, the Andersons enthusiastically embraced the emerging American gospel of land speculation. In the process, they became apologists for slavery and Indian removal, and worried anxiously that the volatility of the market might lead them to ruin. Drawing on a vast store of Anderson family records, Stout reconstructs their journey to great wealth as they rode out the cataclysms of their time, from financial panics to the Civil War and beyond. Through the Andersons we see how the lure of wealth shaped American capitalism and the nation's continental aspirations. -- from Amazon.
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LC Subjects
Anderson, Richard C. -- (Richard Clough), -- 1750-1826 -- Family.
Anderson, Richard Clough, -- 1788-1826.
Capitalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Case studies.
Landowners -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Wealth -- United States -- Case studies.
Anderson, Richard Clough, -- 1788-1826.
Capitalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Elite (Social sciences) -- United States -- Case studies.
Landowners -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Wealth -- United States -- Case studies.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Stout, H. S. (2017). American aristocrats: a family, a fortune, and the making of American capitalism (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stout, Harry S.. 2017. American Aristocrats: A Family, a Fortune, and the Making of American Capitalism. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stout, Harry S.. American Aristocrats: A Family, a Fortune, and the Making of American Capitalism Basic Books, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Stout, Harry S.. American Aristocrats: A Family, a Fortune, and the Making of American Capitalism First edition., Basic Books, 2017.
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