How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History Of Our Country, From The Pilgrims To The Present

Book Review, 5-11-16
Author, Thomas J. DiLorenzo
History, 256 pages, excluding notes, etc. ISBN 978-1-4000-8331-2

This book is listed as history, and it is-- specifically a history of America’s economic practice. The pages explore the economic practices that made a fledgling nation into a world leader in record time. While dispelling misinformation and correcting abuses and distortions of our language and history the author makes the case for Capitalism by virtue of the greatest real world example.

With quotes from Hazlitt, Rand and many proponents of Capitalism, giants of economic thought, this book should be well received by students of Objectivism. It should also be mandatory reading for every high school student. The language is plain and clear, making the distinction between market entrepreneurs and political entrepreneurs (cronies), between true free market capitalism and forms of mixed market mercantilism.

A quick read and a great handy reference for dispelling progressive histrionics, I highly recommend adding it to your library and sharing it widely. For years I have placed slips of paper in my books rather than dog-earing pages of particular import. My copy now has a lot of bookmarks. Much of this information was known to me, but nowhere have I found such a compact, impactful compilation specifically devoted to America. It reads like a great story, because it is.

Happy reading,
O.A.