{"product_id":"who-we-are-anton-chaitkin-9798697023570","title":"Who We Are: America's Fight for Universal Progress, from Franklin to Kennedy: Volume I - 1750s to 1850s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most original history books in a generation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Chaitkin's new book provides a completely new understanding of the industrial revolution and the strategic context for America's founding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChaitkin deeply documents the policy fight - industrial progress versus empire-dictated backwardness, exposing the shallow sophistries of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and revisionist ideologues on the origin of modern times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eWho We Are\u003c\/b\u003e\" reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenjamin Franklin, based in England, inspired and coordinated a small circle of progressive innovators who built Britain's first canals, invented the steam engine, and brought on the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFranklin and Alexander Hamilton's national banking, protectionist and manufacturing ideas countered the imperial doctrines of \"free trade\" and agrarianism promoted by Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson, formerly an anti-slavery revolutionary, had become the spokesman for Southern interests and the associated imperial trade system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA team of 6 statesmen and military leaders in the early 19th century revived the Revolutionary legacy and organized America's industrial transformation, building the canals, the first railroads, the coal and iron industries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anton Chaitkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8697023572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798697023570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.97d","brand":"Anton Chaitkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045439107327,"sku":"9798697023570","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbefe7b7-3d82-49d4-a493-df66fc646d88.jpg?v=1684978756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-we-are-anton-chaitkin-9798697023570","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}