Without question, this is the best primer on Establishment Studies or Power Elite Analysis -- on-line @ LewRockwell.com, click "Rothbard File"

Senator Richard F. Pettigrew's fascinating political insider's account of what was really going on in America during the late 19th/early 20th century. Reprint edition of an extremely rare book that dared to tell truth to power. See my five star Amazon.com review.

Professor Carroll Quigley examines the elite composition of the British and American Establishments, their inter-relationship and symbiotic nature, and the pivotal roles of Cecil Rhodes, Alfred Lord Milner, and J. P. Morgan.

Riveting and eye-opening account of the Bush dynasty and the powerful forces behind its rise. You will never look at American history again in the same way after reading this exceptional book.

Absolutely essential "Who's Who" resource focusing upon the major domestic and foreign policy issues, elite cabinet members, and key appointments of each administration.

The concluding volume of this landmark definitive series in the exploration of Establishment power in America.

Penetrating analysis of the formation and composition of the American Establishment.

Rovere's title essay is his celebrated 1962 Esquire magazine spoof which launched modern "Establishment Studies."

"How the Power Elite Make Foreign Policy," "How the Power Elite Shape Social Legislation," and "The Power Elite, the CIA, and the Struggle for Minds," are only some of the great topics explored.

The elitist origins of America's anglophile cloak-and-dagger Intelligence Establishment.

Absolutely fascinating account of the fierce internecine warfare between elite financial blocs such as the House of Morgan and the Rockefellers for dominance and control of America. See my five star Amazon.com review.

Chernow's massive, uncritical study is important for what it leaves uncovered, as well as the detailed portrait presented. Carrol Quigley's Tragedy and Hope provides the necessary corrective (see #4 above).

The building of the Panama Canal was one of the great engineering marvels of the 20th century. Here is the detailed account of the nefarious Wall Street conspiracy behind the building of the Canal.

The Council on Foreign Relations is the Mt. Olympus of the Establishment, where the elite plutocracy meet for plunder and deceit.

Wry, masterful critique of our Anglo-American ruling class Establishments' global hegemony.

Not your banal, G-rated, Disney-version of "court history," but an eye-opening, scathing autopsy of the dark forces of the American Establishment. Must Reading!

Excellent synthesis of first-rate research and analysis.