{"product_id":"founders-fire-from-1776-to-the-age-of-trump-hardcover","title":"Founder's Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes a bold reinterpretation of American history--just in time for the country's 250th birthday. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Whether it's 1776 or the era of Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Arthur Herman argues that the United States has always been propelled forward by a special kind of leader: the founder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e More than just business creators, founders are visionaries--risk-takers, builders, rebels--who reinvent America in times of crisis and stagnation. From Washington and Lincoln to Edison, Ford, Elon Musk, and even political disruptors like Martin Luther King and Donald Trump, this book reveals how their relentless drive, bold vision, and refusal to accept a stagnant status quo have reshaped America time and again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Herman introduces a compelling framework: the constant battle between founders and the managers who inevitably take over their achievements and enterprises. As our own history shows, those successors often institutionalize, but can also stifle, innovation and meaningful change--until a new generation of founders and disruptors surges forward to renew and reinvent based on first principles, whether it's a business, an institution, or America itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a contemporary twist, \u003ci\u003e Founder's Fire\u003c\/i\u003e even shows how current cultural touchstones like \u003ci\u003eShark Tank\u003c\/i\u003e reflect the enduring appeal of the founder mindset stretching back to 1776 and rolling on through the rich pageantry of American history until today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Insightful, provocative, and deeply relevant, this is a sweeping history that helps us understand America's past, present, and its future. In its pages readers will discover the soul of America as the founder nation: and perhaps learn something about themselves in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR HERMAN\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is the New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize Finalist author of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eHow the Scots Invented the Modern World\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Vic tory in World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, which The Economist named one of the Best Books of 2012. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr. Herman is founder and CEO of Freedom's Forge Solutions, LLC, a technology consulting company, and a Senior Research Fellow for the Civias Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He has also served on the National Security Council. His wife Beth is an essayist and school docent at one of America's leading art museums.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45176326225999,"sku":"9781546011293","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/wwX-U6bXSr9781546011293.webp?v=1778172690","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/founders-fire-from-1776-to-the-age-of-trump-hardcover","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}