Project Gutenberg 2010-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 278 Myers, Gustavus 1872 1942 History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Produced by Annie McGuire "History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I" by Gustavus Myers is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the origins and growth of significant fortunes in America, particularly focusing on the conditions during settlement and colonial times, and the impact of landownership and commerce on wealth accumulation. Myers aims to reveal the underlying socioeconomic systems that enabled the rise of these fortunes while critiquing the societal narratives that either glorify or vilify the wealthy. The opening of "History of the Great American Fortunes" establishes the author's intention to investigate the historical context of wealth in America, arguing that the great fortunes are products of systemic exploitation rather than mere success stories. Myers discusses how colonial landowners established significant estates and the dynamics of labor that evolved, including the introduction of both indentured servants and enslaved Africans to meet labor demands. This exploration sets the stage for a deeper understanding of how wealth was built on the foundations of inequity and exploitation during America’s formative years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Economic conditions Wealth -- United States HC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - American 613494 613503 2024-09-13T07:46:33.031915 2023-09-13T12:27:22.664836 text/html text/html 618974 2010-01-13T10:09:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 459205 2010-01-13T10:09:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 547379 2024-09-13T07:46:42.612890 application/epub+zip 549048 2024-09-13T07:46:35.094903 application/epub+zip 301549 2024-09-13T07:46:33.916941 application/epub+zip 811033 2024-09-13T07:46:48.560819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 775608 2024-09-13T07:46:41.622857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546245 2022-09-14T09:19:30.202676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538245 538237 2024-09-13T07:46:31.929964 2023-09-13T12:27:21.644834 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 538159 2010-01-13T10:09:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207085 2010-01-13T10:09:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 538151 2010-01-13T10:09:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207028 2010-01-13T10:09:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20377 2024-09-13T07:46:48.697833 application/rdf+xml 15405 2024-09-13T07:46:34.292929 image/jpeg 3489 2024-09-13T07:46:34.103914 image/jpeg 512503 2024-09-13T07:46:33.099913 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia