Try Gustavus Myers too. "History of the Great American Fortunes. " Modern Library edition '36
David Shi, wrote a bio on Matthew Josephson, btw. Ferdinand Lundberg too.
Another "Boss" usage to refer to our side of the class structure.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/0930/400080_print.html
>...As a publishing venture The Forbes 400 was an instant sensation--and an addition to the vocabulary. The
ranking has been cited to bolster diverse political views (such as Communist Party U.S.A. boss Gus Hall's
proposal for an "excess wealth" tax), used for serious research, invoked in dubious schemes, imitated and
joked about. Typical fare: the Chicago Tribune cartoon of a newspaper-reading wife telling her husband,
"Hey, you made the list. You're number 213,441,063."...
...Several books, including History of the Great American Fortunes (1907) by Gustavus Myers, The Robber
Barons (1934) by Matthew Josephson and America's Sixty Families (1937) by Ferdinand Lundberg, focused
attention on wealth valuations...
Michael Pugliese