Securing the Fruits of Labor: The American Concept of Wealth Distribution, 1765-1900

by James L. Huston

Book Overview

In his comprehensive study of the economic ideology of the early republic, James L. Huston argues that Americans developed economic attitudes during the Revolutionary period that remained virtually unchanged until the close of the nineteenth century. Viewing Europe's aristocratic system, early Americans believed that the survival of their new republic depended on a fair distribution of wealth, brought about through political and economic equality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807160458
• ISBN13: 9780807160459
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"