The Vital Few: The Entrepreneur and American Economic Progress (Galaxy Book)

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Summary: History isn't shaped by abstract forces but by individuals.
Review: This book examines the role of prominent Americans in economic development. Hughes divides American economic history into the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries and selects 2 individuals from each era who had shaped their respective eras. For each character study, Hughes describes his or her achievements and how society adjusted to them. This book, written to fill a gap in the field of economics that too often stresses the importance of impersonal factors, is an inspiration to prospective entrepreneurs.

Rating:
Summary: History isn't shaped by abstract forces but by individuals.
Review: This book examines the role of prominent Americans in economic development. Hughes divides American economic history into the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries and selects 2 individuals from each era who had shaped their respective eras. For each character study, Hughes describes his or her achievements and how society adjusted to them. This book, written to fill a gap in the field of economics that too often stresses the importance of impersonal factors, is an inspiration to prospective entrepreneurs.