Gustavus Myers: 6 books

Great Fortunes from Railroads  - Volume II Gustavus Myers, american journalist and historian  (1872-1942) This ebook presents «Great Fortunes from Railroads  - Volume II», from Gustavus Myers. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

History of the Great American Fortunes  - Volume I Gustavus Myers, american journalist and historian  (1872-1942) This ebook presents «History of the Great American Fortunes  - Volume I», from Gustavus Myers. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to...

Originally published in 1910, a primary source for the business and development of American power in the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1910, a primary source for the business and development of American power in the nineteenth century.

     Taxation laws, as we have seen, were so devised that the burden in a direct way fell lightly on the shipping, manufacturing, trading, banking and land-owning classes, while indirectly it was shoved almost wholly upon the workers, whether in shop, factory or on farm.

The noted private fortunes of settlement and colonial times were derived from the ownership of land and the gains of trading. Usually both had a combined influence and were frequently attended by agriculture. Throughout the colonies were scattered lords of the soil who held vast territorial domains...