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By Alan Greenspan, Adrian Wooldridge

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From "the pre-eminent economic policymaker of his time" (The New York Times) and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian comes the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.

Shortlisted for the 2018 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

From even the start of his fabled career, Alan Greenspan was duly famous for his deep understanding of even the...

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