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  • The Passing of the Idle Rich

    by Frederick Townsend Martin ...
    "The Passing of the Idle Rich" by Frederick Townsend Martin explores the changing dynamics of wealth and class in society. Through a critical lens, Martin examines the lives of the affluent, highlighting their detachment from the realities faced by the working class. The book delves into themes of privilege, responsibility, and the moral implications of wealth. Martin's observations serve as a ... Read more

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  • The Passing of the Idle Rich (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Progressive Era Critique of Inherited Privilege, Upper-Class Excess, and Democratic Responsibility

    by Frederick Townsend Martin, Maeve Westcroft ...
    The Passing of the Idle Rich is a pointed Progressive Era critique of inherited privilege, written with the authority of social observation rather than abstract theory. Martin examines the moral, economic, and civic obsolescence of a class devoted to display, leisure, and insulation from productive responsibility. Its prose is lucid, admonitory, and conversational, combining anecdote, social ... Read more

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  • The Passing of the Idle Rich

    Enriched edition. Critiquing Excess: Wealth, Power, and Privilege in Gilded Age America

    by Frederick Townsend Martin, Trevor Lowe ...
    In "The Passing of the Idle Rich," Frederick Townsend Martin presents a incisive critique of the affluent class of his time, exploring the ethical implications and societal responsibilities of wealth. Through a blend of sharp social commentary and vivid narrative style, Martin employs a literary style reminiscent of the early 20th-century realist movement, aimed at exposing the moral vacuity of ... Read more

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  • The Passing Of The Idle Rich

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Frederick Townsend Martin ...
    From inside the world he condemns, the author launches a sharp attack on America's "idle rich," tracing how inherited privilege, sudden plutocratic power, and the rush of modern finance distorted a nation once shaped by labor, self-reliance, and democratic idealism. He contrasts the unstable, precedent-breaking growth of American business and society with the slower, more ordered traditions of ... Read more

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  • The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

    by Andrew Carnegie ...
    Words of wisdom from American philanthropist Andrew CarnegieFocusing on Carnegie's most famous essay, "The Gospel of Wealth," this book of his writings, published here together for the first time, demonstrates the late steel magnate's beliefs on wealth, poverty, the public good, and capitalism. Carnegie's commitment to ensuring and promoting the welfare of his fellow human beings through ... Read more

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  • How to win Fortune

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    by Andrew Carnegie ...
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  • The Greatest Works of Jane Addams

    A Pioneer of Social Work on Democracy, Youth, Feminism, and Suffrage - From Hull-House to the Nobel Peace Prize

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  • Jane Addams - Twenty Years at Hull-House

    by Jane Addams ...
    Series series Women Writers of the World
    " Twenty Years at Hull-House" was one of the several works written by Jane Addams in her lifetime and was published in 1910. This work is a powerful and revealing autobiography in which Addams narrates her journey as a social reformer and the founder of Hull-House, offering an intimate and profound view of her life and the challenges faced during her advocacy for social justice. Over time, various ... Read more

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    The germ of this book was contained in an article published in the Independent, April 3, 1902. The wide interest which that article awakened prompted the elaboration and arrangement of its briefly considered and somewhat disjointed parts into the present form. ... Read more

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    And The Gospel of Wealth

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    Here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought and capital upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it; to adopt every improvement; to have the best machinery, and know the most about it. ... Read more

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  • LOOKING BACKWARD (A Utopia) & LOOKING FURTHER BACKWARD (A Dystopia)

    by Edward Bellamy, Arthur Dudley Vinton ...
    'LOOKING BACKWARD (A Utopia) & LOOKING FURTHER BACKWARD (A Dystopia)' masterfully intertwines visionary glimpses of utopian ideals and dystopian realities, crafted by Edward Bellamy and Arthur Dudley Vinton. Showcasing a spectrum of literary styles and exploring societal structures, this anthology juxtaposes Bellamy's optimistic 19th-century ideologies with Vinton's darker, cautionary narratives. ... Read more

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