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Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good Copertina rigida – 30 settembre 2011

Edizione Inglese di Steven Fenberg (Autore)
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As President Obama began to unveil sweeping government programs to restore the crippled economy, the public and media drew numerous comparisons with the actions of Franklin Roosevelt, who faced the grim prospects of the Great Depression almost eighty years earlier. Steven Fenberg tells the story of Jesse Holman Jones, the Houston businessman who went to Washington as an appointed official and provided the pragmatic leadership that salvaged capitalism during the Great Depression and militarized industry in time to fight and win World War II.
Jones—an entrepreneur with an eighth- grade education who built Houston’s tallest buildings of the time—was considered to be the most powerful person in the nation, next to President Roosevelt. As chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Jones saved farms, homes, banks and businesses; built infrastructure; set the price of gold with FDR each morning in the president’s bedroom; and in the process made a substantial profit for the government. Then Jones turned the RFC’s focus from domestic economics to global defense.
In writing the comprehensive, definitive biography of this imposing twentieth-century figure, Fenberg had unrestricted access to the collections of Houston Endowment—the philanthropic foundation established by Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones in 1937—and utilized the archives of the Library of Congress, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, the Houston Public Library, and an impressive array of other sources. According to Fenberg, Jones recognized that he would prosper only if his community thrived, a belief that directed him to combine capitalism and public service to strengthen his community, to restore the fortunes of his country, and to save nations.
As we grapple today with economic recovery, the role of government, and reliance on other nations for vital resources, Unprecedented Power offers a fascinating and timely perspective. Students and scholars of government and business history, as well as policy makers, regional historians, and interested general readers, will find this book an indispensable addition to their libraries. Read more about the book here: www.jessejonesunprecedentedpower.com
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    1603444343
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    978-1603444347
  3. Editore
    Texas A & M Univ Pr
  4. Data di pubblicazione
    30 settembre 2011
  5. Lingua
    Inglese
  6. Dimensioni
    17.78 x 5.08 x 25.4 cm
  7. Lunghezza stampa
    611 pagine
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STEVEN FENBERG, community affairs officer at the Houston Endowment, was executive producer and writer of the Emmy Award–winning documentary film, Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? The Story of Jesse H. Jones, which was narrated by Walter Cronkite.

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  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Texas A & M Univ Pr (30 settembre 2011)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina rigida ‏ : ‎ 611 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603444343
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603444347
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 1,1 Kilograms
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 5.08 x 25.4 cm
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Hal R.
5,0 su 5 stelle A Spirit, WHERE the Real united States of America came from! ..
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Perhaps biased by the fact I was partially raised in Houston when JHJ was actively engaged in the city’s life, particularly the 1948 ~ 52 era when he sold the half-block of downtown, bounded by Main/McKinney/Travis streets, to F.W. Woolworth stores for the price of $1000.00 / front-inch of property, which became site of the world's largest Woolworth 5 & 10 store to that date!

This fact was most openly verified by the pair of 24^ solid gold cufflinks created by Sweeney's Jewelers, each in the form of a one inch ruler with "$1000" engraved on their face, and displayed for weeks in Sweeney's store window – located street-level in the City National Bank building directly across from the property at Main & McKinney -- with the story calligraphied upon a small show-card for all the world to see.

Until this read, the facts of the foregone described property sale & cufflink episode and his Federal Reserve Board participation at one time were my only real knowledge of the man, albeit: Given the biographer was true to a completely expository faith, within his work; I find the man, Jessie H. Jones to be an excellent example of the true, equitably charitable American entrepreneurial spirit – particularly, Texan in nature – which fits my now, 79-year/old recall of just what made this country worthy of my 30-month military/paramilitary combat-time investment, against the real prospect I & my posterity too MAY be able to achieve such success

Alas: How far from that spirit, we have fallen as a nation can only be measured by the conversions, of those Jessie H. Jones’ who might have come of our history, into these academia spawned, megalomaniacal power leaches by whom we are being immersed into this diabolical cesspool of dissipation today. ... Within this context: I find the "UNPRECEDENTED POWER" of Jessie H. Jones, a thing to be prayed for – IF we're to regain any form of redeemable secular substance, BEFORE our Lord Jesus Christ returns to CANCEL this lease to REBUILD & REPOPULATE IT His way (the BEST reason I know to get on our knees and 'apply for Citizenship' IN His Kingdom)!!!

... ENJOY!!!
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F. Thompson
5,0 su 5 stelle Capitalism At Its Best
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 25 gennaio 2012
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I just finished reading a very interesting book about an American Hero that had unbelievable influence and power beginning during the Great Depression and continuing through the Second World War. No, I'm not talking about President Roosevelt. In fact this person never held a publically elected position at the local, state or national level. One of the amazing things about him was that he was an eight grade drop out and through hard work, privileged opportunity and business savvy he became known as the most powerful unelected government official in the world. In today's climate of Washington grid lock he provides an example of what can be done through collective effort to get an economy back on track.

The person I am speaking about is Jessie Jones. He had as much influence on what we know today as Houston as any person in its history. Although he lived during an era of deep segregation all evidence seemed to indicate he respected all people. He gave generously to orphanages' both black and white. He played a significant role in providing scholarships at Prairie View A. & M. University. He served on the Board of Trustees at Tuskegee Institute. He also provided scholarships that helped to establish the nationally recognized Prairie View A. & M. University College of Nursing.

I recommend you get this book. It not only provides background on what Houston was like during that era but also the role he played during this very critical time in American history.

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Pragmatic
5,0 su 5 stelle Excellent, entertaining to read book
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Meticulously researched and enjoyable to read (entertaining, not dry and analytical), this is an excellent book for anyone interested in how the U.S. was able to emerge from the Great Depression. The author follows the life of Jesse Jones who as head of the RFC, was instrumental in enabling the U.S. to both recover from the Great Depression and win the WW II military production battle, and thus the war its self.
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tbyg
4,0 su 5 stelle we need him now
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short review from kindle. fascinating book and human being. ahead of his time. ahead of now given tea party and one percent. makes one proud of houston.

I am still fascinated with Jesse Jones, but less so with the book. I'm bogged down about halfway through and reading it has become a chore. It's kind of degenerated into just lists of things he did, with little that enables me to really picture people, places, and events.
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RustyK
5,0 su 5 stelle The real deal
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I grew up in Houston but never knew the story of how Jesse Jones represented the founding force of Houston's commercial success. Any one accomplishment of Jesse Jones would have been a career for most men. And to think he also pulled America out of the depression, geared up the U.S. for WWII and had the foresight to unwind the government investments back into private hands, it's almost too much to comprehend. A true giant.
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