Invisible Hands: The Businessmen's Crusade Against the New Deal

"A compelling and readable story of resistance to the new economic order." -Boston Globe

In the wake of the profound economic crisis known as the Great Depression, a group of high-powered individuals joined forces to campaign against the New Deal-not just its practical policies but the foundations of its economic philosophy. The titans of the National Association of Manufacturers and the chemicals giant DuPont, together with little-known men like W. C. Mullendore, Leonard Read, and Jasper Cr...