Cover of Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

A key document in the Progressive era, Other People's Moneyconveys a sense of moral outrage and political anger over the costs of the industrialization of the United States on traditional social and political values. A thorough introduction and questinos for considerations accompany the full text of Louis Brandeis's 1914 work.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 168 pages

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