An Illustrated Business History of the United StatesFrom Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, and Cornelius Vanderbilt to Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Gates, with Madam C. J. Walker, Martha Stewart, Jay Z, and many more in between, An Illustrated Business History of the United States is a sweeping, lively, and highly approachable history of American business from the nation's founding to the twenty first century. Author Richard Vague divides this history into fourteen eras, with each era featuring