Books written by Burton W. Folsom
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New Deal Or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
... David Cannadine, Mellon: An American Life (New York: Knopf, 2006), 509–15; and Burnham, A Law Unto Itself, 229–30. 36. John Morton Blum, From the Morgenthau Diaries: Years of Crisis, 1928–1938 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1959), ...
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FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America
In this provocative new book, historians Burton W. Folsom, Jr., and Anita Folsom make a compelling case that FDR’s presidency led to evasive and self-serving wartime policies.
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The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America
In his book The Myth of the Robber Barons, Folsom distinguishes between political entrepreneurs who ran inefficient businesses supported by government favors, and market entrepreneurs who succeeded by providing better and lower-cost ...
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A Republic--if We Can Keep it
Government intervention was required for economic growth and for economic recovery. These are but a few of the many misconceptions that constantly need revisiting, and are addressed within this volume.
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Empire Builders: How Michigan Entrepreneurs Helped Make America Great
Empire Builders: How Michigan Entrepreneurs Helped Make America Great
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New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
In this shocking and groundbreaking new book, economic historian Burton W. Folsom exposes the idyllic legend of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a myth of epic proportions.
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New Deal Or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
A sharply critical new look at Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency reveals government policies that hindered economic recovery from the Great Depression -- and are still hurting America today. ...
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The Spirit of Freedom: Essays in American History
The Spirit of Freedom: Essays in American History