San Antonio College Library

"H. W. Brands recounts the century-long battle for the lifeblood of American commerce and power, focusing on five men whose lives and actions indelibly affected the course of American financial history. The story of these men is the story of how America transformed itself from a squabbling collection of small states into the foremost economic power in the world."--Jacket.

The author "draws on diaries, private letters, memoirs, and reportage" to illuminate "how the getting and spending of Wall Street are inextricably linked with America's national character."--Jacket.