Daniel Schulman tells the story of German-Jewish immigrants who hit Wall Street, their impact on modern corporate finance, IPOs, anti-trust legislation, Zionism, and antisemitic conspiracy theories.
NONFICTION: Jon K. Lauck argues that the history of the Midwest reveals an advanced democratic society and refutes stereotypes about the region s repressive culture. "The Good Country: A History of
In “The Black Man, His Antecedents, His Genius, And His Achievements,” an encyclopedia of distinguished Black Americans published in 1863, William Wells Brown included a sketch of William Still. Brown