{"product_id":"the-hour-of-fate-theodore-roosevelt-j-p-morgan-and-the-battle-to-transform-american-capitalism-paperback","title":"The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Berfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt seemed like no force in the world could slow J. P. Morgan's drive to power. In the summer of 1901, the financier was assembling his next mega-deal: Northern Securities, an enterprise that would affirm his dominance in America's most important industry-the railroads. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, a bullet from an anarchist's gun put an end to the business-friendly presidency of William McKinley. A new chief executive bounded into office: Theodore Roosevelt. He was convinced that as big business got bigger, the government had to check the influence of the wealthiest or the country would inch ever closer to collapse. By March 1902, battle lines were drawn: the government sued Northern Securities for antitrust violations. But as the case ramped up, the coal miners' union went on strike and the anthracite pits that fueled Morgan's trains and heated the homes of Roosevelt's citizens went silent. With millions of dollars on the line, winter bearing down, and revolution in the air, it was a crisis that neither man alone could solve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly detailed and propulsively told, \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e is the gripping story of a banker and a president thrown together in the crucible of national emergency even as they fought in court. The outcome of the strike and the case would change the course of our history. Today, as the country again asks whether saving democracy means taming capital, the lessons of Roosevelt and Morgan's time are more urgent than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Presidential Leadership Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Berfield \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e and Bloomberg News, where she has covered some of America's largest corporations. She has been interviewed on PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarketplace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Point\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Her research for \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e, her first book, took her to archives in New York, St. Paul, Washington, D.C., and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was supported by a Logan Nonfiction Fellowship. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.33 x 5.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47395399729330,"sku":"9781635578447","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a21822521fb9b3bb39d3bfd08be61bd5.webp?v=1777990027","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-hour-of-fate-theodore-roosevelt-j-p-morgan-and-the-battle-to-transform-american-capitalism-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}