How and why did the US become the most successful economy in history?One of The Economist''s Best Books of 2017, America, Inc explains the rise of America-s economic power and how so many US businesses have succeeded. In a winning, accessible style, Bhu Srinivasan boldly takes on four centuries of American enterprise, revealing the unexpected connections that link them. The story is entertaining, eye-opening and sweeping in its reach. America, Inc takes us on a journey through the inventions, techniques and industries that drove America forward: from the telegraph, the railroad, guns, radio and banking to flight, suburbia and sneakers, culminating with the Internet and mobile technology at the turn of the twenty-first century.We learn how Andrew Carnegie-s early job as a telegraph messenger boy paved the way for his leadership of the steel empire that would make him one of history-s richest men; how the gunmaker Remington reinvented itself in the postwar years to sell typewriters; and
