The Confessions of a Monopolist
The Confessions of a Monopolist tells the story of an American businessman who exploits special privilege and makes society work for him, and so gains great power and becomes a United States Senator. This story draws strong statements from the press. It is called the deadliest text-book of practical politics that ever was printed; a masterpiece of cold-blooded satire; the condensation of all the recent muckraking; and as racy as any romance. It is a story of a man who stumbles upon the secret of power politics and the modus operandi of the financial elite.
Table of Contents
The Boy the Father of the Man
I Enter Upon the Practice of Law and Get Out Again
I Enter Politics and Politics Becomes My Business. My First Lesson in Finance
The Fight for the City
I Enter the Coal Business, Become a Railway Magnate and Discover the Secret of Monopoly
I Am Shorn with the Lambs in Wall Street
I Return to Wall Street and Join in the Shearing Process
I Become a State Boss and Am Elected to the United States Senate
Some Rules of the Game