When will the third part America in the Twentieth Century and newer lists be added ?
The priority has been set to the Gilded Age period now, so the remaining chapters in Part II will be published before Part III. A first chapter in Part III, concerning the large fortunes derived from the automobile industry during the 1900s and 1910s has been anticipated though, to complete the picture of the wealthy families in America at the end of the Gilded Age, which the author situates at the stock market crash of 1929. Consequently the newer lists (1950, 1975 and 2000) will also come later. In this matter the author thinks that there are plenty of good lists published yearly by Forbes and Fortune magazines that document the end of the Twentieth Century. His own lists will add value only by bridging the older lists with the new and thereby uncovering the hidden influence or wealth of family fortunes, which may not be all that publicized otherwise. But as private wealth grew almost exponentially along with the American economy, such analysis will take quite a lot of time.
