<p><b>The unlikely story of how Americans canonized Adam Smith as the </b><b>patron saint of free markets</b><br><br>Originally published in 1776, Adam Smith¿s <i>The Wealth of Nations </i>was lauded by America¿s founders as a landmark work of Enlightenment thinking about national wealth, statecraft, and moral virtue. Today, Smith is one of the most influential icons of economic thought in America. Glory Liu traces how generations of Americans have read, reinterpreted, and weaponized Smith¿s ideas, revealing how his popular image as a champion of American-style capitalism and free markets is a historical invention.<br><br>Drawing on a trove of illuminating archival materials, Liu tells the story of how an unassuming Scottish philosopher captured the American imagination and played a leading role in shaping American economic and political ideas. She shows how Smith became known as the father of political economy in the nineteenth century and was firmly associated with free trade, and ho
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