How Capitalism Saved America

How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present is a book by American economist Thomas DiLorenzo. The text journeys through history, providing a comprehensive economic look at various stages in America's past. Information is presented to offer an alternative view of many well-known historical events and figures, such as that of the pilgrims, myths of the Robber Barons, the Great Depression and the New Deal, all the way through to the modern debate on the environment and social regulation.

Links

 * Chapter 7 excerpt "The Truth About the 'Robber Barons'"


 * Articles, essays and reviews
 * QJAE Review: How Capitalism Saved America (PDF) by Laurence M. Vance, Spring 2005 (republished as Mises Daily here and at LRC here)
 * Mises Review: A Student's Guide to Economic History by David Gordon, 2004 (republished as Mises Daily here)
 * FEE Review: How Capitalism Saved America by George C. Leef, December 2004
 * The Freeman Review: How Capitalism Saved America by Robert Batemarco, November 2005
 * "Wealth of a Nation" review by Kirk W. Tofte, August 2004
 * The Union Myth by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, October 2004
 * The Price-Control Calamity by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, December 2005
 * The Union Myth by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, October 2004
 * The Price-Control Calamity by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, December 2005
 * The Union Myth by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, October 2004
 * The Price-Control Calamity by Thomas J. DiLorenzo, December 2005


 * Other media
 * How Capitalism Saved America lecture by Thomas DiLorenzo, August 2004 (YouTube)
 * The True History of American Capitalism lecture by Thomas DiLorenzo, November 2004
 * How Capitalism Saved America lecture by Thomas DiLorenzo, May 2005
 * Lew Rockwell Show: How Capitalism Saved America interview with Thomas DiLorenzo, July 2008
 * How Capitalism Saved America and How Government Is Destroying It lecture by Thomas DiLorenzo, February 2011