In the tradition of Gustavus Myers, this hugely influential book from the late Depression era by Ferdinand Lundberg is one of the great popular indictments of U.S. capitalism and its capitalist class. With a title that became synonymous with ‘the 1%’ then, and as widely used as that phrase is today.

America’s 60 Families by Ferdinand Lundberg. Vanguard Press, New York. 1937.

Contents: Acknowledgements, Foreword, Golden Dynasties and Their Treasures, The Sixty Families, The Politics of Pecuniary Aggrandizement 1896-1912, The Politics of Pecuniary Aggrandizement 1912-1920, The Politics of Finance Capital 1920-1932, Intrigue and Scandal, The Press of the Plutocracy, The Journalism of Pecuniary Inhibition, Philanthropy or Non-Commercial Investment, Education for Profit and Tax Exemption, Dance Macabre: Extravagance Amidst Poverty, The New Deal and After. 570 pages.

PDF of original book: https://archive.org/download/lundberg-ferdinand-americas-60-families-1937/Lundberg%2C%20Ferdinand%20-%20America%27s%2060%20Families%20%281937%29.pdf