Best US Business History Books
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1.
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
1980s merger mania makes investment bankers rich.
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A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
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For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It
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Empire of Wealth : The Epic History of American Economic Power (P.S.)
Beautifully written book about the development of the US economy
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The Entrepreneurial Adventure: A History of Business in the United States
One of the most interesting stories of the development of business in the US. Includes many stories of successful entrepreneurs.
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Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story
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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
A great history of the economy since the 1970s.
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A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror
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The Vital Few: The Entrepreneur and American Economic Progress (Galaxy Book)
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On Money and Markets: A Wall Street Memoir
The background research is good and it's reassuring that the author really was there.
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Modern Times Revised Edition: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
A lyrical history of the 20th century.
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A Thread Across the Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable
A business venture that proved more difficult and more important than predicted.
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Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
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Salt: A World History
Incredibly interesting look at the role ONE product played in world history!
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
This is a more academic take and complete history of the transcontinental RR
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The Cod's Tale
A quick and easy read about the fish which was the basis of the early New England economy.
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
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