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Publication Name
Simon & Schuster
ISBN
9780743243810
Book Title
Great Tax Wars : Lincoln--Teddy Roosevelt--Wilson How the Income Tax Transformed America
Item Length
8.5 in
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication Year
2004
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Steven R. Weisman
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Topic
United States / 19th Century, General, Strategic Planning, Taxation / General
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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A major work of history, The Great Tax Wars is the gripping, epic story of six decades of often violent conflict over wealth, power, and fairness that gave America the income tax. It's the story of a tumultuous period of radical change, from Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War through the progressive era under Theodore Roosevelt and ending with Woodrow Wilson and World War I. During these years of upheaval, America was transformed from an agrarian society into a mighty industrial nation, great fortunes were amassed, farmers and workers rebelled, class war was narrowly averted, and America emerged as a global power. The Great Tax Wars features an extraordinary cast of characters, including the men who built the nation's industries and the politicians and reformers who battled them -- from J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie to Lincoln, T.R., Wilson, William Jennings Bryan, and Eugene Debs. From their ferocious battles emerged a more flexible definition of democracy, economic justice, and free enterprise largely framed by a more progressive tax system. In this groundbreaking book, Weisman shows how the ever controversial income tax transformed America and how today's debates about the tax echo those of the past.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743243811
ISBN-13
9780743243810
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
Great Tax Wars : Lincoln--Teddy Roosevelt--Wilson How the Income Tax Transformed America
Author
Steven R. Weisman
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, General, Strategic Planning, Taxation / General
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
432 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz

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Trade
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The Boston Globe A great book...Readers who snoozed during economics class will find here prose in plain English, sweetened with intriguing cultural observations and personal tidbits about the leaders who shaped the tax debate., Anthony Lewisauthor ofMake No Law"Masterful" is too tame a word for this exciting book. Through the tale of struggles over taxes, Steven Weisman illuminates war, politics, law, and presidential character in American history. You find yourself with Abraham Lincoln, unable to pay for the Civil War -- and with a Supreme Court determined to outlaw the income tax., Daniel Patrick Moynihan If you have ever paid income tax, this epic work will show you why. I wish I had read this book when I became chairman of the Senate Finance Committee., Anthony Lewisauthor of Make No Law "Masterful" is too tame a word for this exciting book. Through the tale of struggles over taxes, Steven Weisman illuminates war, politics, law, and presidential character in American history. You find yourself with Abraham Lincoln, unable to pay for the Civil War -- and with a Supreme Court determined to outlaw the income tax., The New Yorker A riveting story, peopled by extraordinary characters...Weisman illuminates American political and economic history from Abraham Lincoln's administration through Woodrow Wilson's., The Washington Post Weisman lays bare the early history of the progressive income tax in America, and in the process makes present-day fracases over taxation echo a much longer debate over wealth and its proper uses in the American republic., Daniel Patrick MoynihanIf you have ever paid income tax, this epic work will show you why. I wish I had read this book when I became chairman of the Senate Finance Committee., Donald L. Millerauthor ofCity of the CenturyThis is history written on a grand scale, a fresh and arresting account of the half century of turmoil and insurgency that shaped our modern tax system and modern America itself., The Boston GlobeA great book...Readers who snoozed during economics class will find here prose in plain English, sweetened with intriguing cultural observations and personal tidbits about the leaders who shaped the tax debate., The New YorkerA riveting story, peopled by extraordinary characters...Weisman illuminates American political and economic history from Abraham Lincoln's administration through Woodrow Wilson's., Anthony Lewis author of Make No Law "Masterful" is too tame a word for this exciting book. Through the tale of struggles over taxes, Steven Weisman illuminates war, politics, law, and presidential character in American history. You find yourself with Abraham Lincoln, unable to pay for the Civil War -- and with a Supreme Court determined to outlaw the income tax., Robert Samuelson The New York Times Book Review [An] engaging reconstruction...of largely forgotten history....Weisman's account is crisply written, highly readable, and informative. The fascinating cast of characters...illuminates the social upheavals and political conflicts of another era., Robert SamuelsonThe New York Times Book Review[An] engaging reconstruction...of largely forgotten history....Weisman's account is crisply written, highly readable, and informative. The fascinating cast of characters...illuminates the social upheavals and political conflicts of another era., Donald L. Millerauthor of City of the Century This is history written on a grand scale, a fresh and arresting account of the half century of turmoil and insurgency that shaped our modern tax system and modern America itself., The Washington PostWeisman lays bare the early history of the progressive income tax in America, and in the process makes present-day fracases over taxation echo a much longer debate over wealth and its proper uses in the American republic.
Copyright Date
2004

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