Ruling America A History of Wealth and Power in a Democracy

Free Download Ruling America: A History of Wealth and Power in a Democracy By Steve Fraser (editor); Gary Gerstle (editor)
2009 | 384 Pages | ISBN: 0674037197 | PDF | 1 MB
This book offers a panoramic history of our country's ruling elites from the time of the American Revolution to the present. At its heart is the greatest of American paradoxes: How have tiny minorities of the rich and privileged consistently exercised so much power in a nation built on the notion of rule by the people?