excerpts from the book

Wealth and Democracy

a political history of the American rich

by Kevin Phillips

Broadway Books, 2002, paper

Introduction; Privateersmen to Robber Barons

Serious Money

American Fortunes and Misfortunes at Turn of Century

Transformation of Leading World Economic Powers

Government, Political Influence, and Wealth; Technology and the Uncertain Foundations
of Anglo-American Wealth

Wealth and Politics in the United States; Wealth, Money-Culture, Ethics, and Corruption

The United States and the New Century

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