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“frederick townsend martin”

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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

    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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    That was a terrible night for the great City of New York—the night of Tuesday, November 3rd, 1896. The city staggered under the blow like a huge ocean liner which plunges, full speed, with terrific crash into a mighty iceberg, and recoils shattered and trembling like an aspen. The people were gathered, light-hearted and confident, at the evening meal, when the news burst upon them. It was like a ... Read more

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  • The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings

    by Andrew Carnegie ...
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  • How to win Fortune

    and The Gospel of Wealth

    by Andrew Carnegie ...
    Do not hesitate to engage in any legitimate business, for there is no business in America, I do not care what, which will not yield a fair profit if it receive the unremitting, exclusive attention, and all the capital of capable, industrious men.Every business will have its seasons of depression — years during which manufacturers and merchants are severely tried — but every legitimate business ... Read more

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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

    by Jane Addams ...
    Jane Addams (1860-1935), known as the "mother" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist, public philosopher, sociologist, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. In 1931 she became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and is recognized as the founder of the social work profession in the United States. Contents: Democracy and ... Read more

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  • Twenty Years at Hull-House with Autobiographical Notes

    by Jane Addams ...
    Jane Addams was a leader for women's suffrage and social work. Hull House was the settlement house Addams co-founded in 1889. Heraklion Press has included a linked table of contents. ... Read more

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  • Our Benevolent Feudalism

    by William James Ghent ...
    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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  • How to win Fortune

    And The Gospel of Wealth

    by Andrew Carnegie ...
    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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  • Looking Backward & Equality (Annotated)

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    by Edward Bellamy, Garrett Valeford ...
    Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888) and its sequel Equality (1897) form one of the most influential utopian diptychs of the American nineteenth century. Through the device of Julian West's awakening in the year 2000, Bellamy contrasts the competitive brutality of industrial capitalism with a rational, cooperative commonwealth organized around nationalized production, social equality, and ... Read more

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  • The Land Question

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    First published in 1881, under the title of "The Irish Land Question," but dealing, as it does with matters of universal and permanent importance, it still retained its value and popularity in 1893, when the title was changed. Meant as an attack on Herbert Spencer for a position taken up by him ten years ago it was rather late in its appearance. ... Read more

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