Prophets of Regulation
Author | : Thomas K. McCraw |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1986-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674040767 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674040762 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Download or read book Prophets of Regulation written by Thomas K. McCraw and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1986-10-15 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There is properly no history, only biography," Emerson remarked, and in this ingenious book Thomas McGraw unfolds the history of four powerful men: Charles Francis Adams, Louis D. Brandeis, James M. Landis, and Alfred E. Kahn. The absorbing stories he tells make this a book that will appeal across a wide spectrum of academic disciplines and to all readers interested in history, biography, and Americana.