04443cam a2200409 i 4500 2776454502 TxAuBib 20260605120000.0 260214s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2025049018 9780063464582 hardcover 0063464586 hardcover (OCoLC)1573174701 TxAuBib rda Moore, Joseph S, 1977-, author, (Joseph Solomon.) How to get rich in American history : 300 years of financial advice that worked (& didn't) / Joseph S. Moore. 300 years of financial advice that worked (and did not.) Three hundred years of financial advice that worked (& didn't.) Three hundred years of financial advice that worked (and didn't.) Three hundred years of financial advice that worked (& did not.) Three hundred years of financial advice that worked (and did not.) First edition. New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026] viii, 343 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-329) and index. Introduction: go ahead! -- Your money and American history. Getting ahead is easier than ever ; Fast time, slow time ; Crypto isn't the future, it's the past ; Financial advice: inflation's oops baby ; Gurus are selling something, you should buy ; Your net worth is wrong (so I made myself a billionaire) -- Investing then and now. The next big thing is a bad idea ; Compound interest and passive income are overrated ; Diversification won't make you rich ; You can beat the market, you probably shouldn't ; Women were always active investors ; Stocks used to be bad for the long run -- Financial freedom the American way. Financial independence isn't what you think ; Real estate is a terrible way to make money ; House hacks and side hustles before Uber and Airbnb ; Yes, people retired before social security ; Immigrants make the best capitalists ; Scams: the Nigerian prince is actually from Spain -- The Feds and the family. Budgets are new, hating them isn't ; Debt isn't (necessarily) dumb ; The government was always involved ; Going broke is better than ever ; Marriage (and dual incomes) mattered... a lot ; Generational wealth doesn't last long -- It's getting better, much, much better. People really did get ahead, and you can, too -- Conclusion: the real lessons of financial history. "In richly told stories and wild self-experiments, historian Joseph Moore tests history's best and worst financial advice to find what worked, what didn't, and why everyday people can still get ahead--including you. What if so-called timeless beliefs about money like "invest for the long run," "compound interest builds wealth," and "real estate always goes up" were shockingly new . . . and rarely true. From Benjamin Franklin to TikTok gurus, what "everyone knows" about personal finance has rarely stayed the same. Parents once taught children not to save and that stocks were only for suckers. Meanwhile, supposedly new phenomenon like Airbnb, crypto, skipping lattes, and complaints that nobody can get ahead are far older than we think. In How to Get Rich in American History, Joseph Moore shares the unexpected and counterintuitive lessons of the past--from the scams we keep falling for to the long allure of creating generational wealth--so we can avoid the same mistakes and make the most of our own finances today. Along the way, Moore tries these old ideas on himself, with hair-raising and hilarious results. His personal journey includes wild investments, get-rich-quick schemes, founding a cryptocurrency, and how he went from his working-class roots and facing financial ruin to retiring in his forties. Ultimately, Moore finds that despite today's loud pessimists, success has never been easier to achieve in American history than it is right now." -- Jacket flap. 20260605. Finance, Personal United States History. Money United States History. Informational works. lcgft Instructional and educational works. lcgft Self-help publications.