“The Civil War made a few businessmen very rich…” With this legendary opening line, Harvey Wasserman rampages through America’s tumultuous transformation from a nation of farmers to an imperial power. This uniquely compelling, blunt, bottom-up barnstormer reads like an adventure story from start to finish. As a cult classic with a generation of loyal readers, HARVEY WASSERMAN’S HISTORY has long been a mainstay for students and teachers in search of an alternative point of view—and a solid, exciting historic read. From the rapacious Robber Barons to the messianic Socialist Eugene V. Debs, from angry populist farmers to pot-smoking Bohemian free lovers, your view of US history will never be the same!