The Robber Barons
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Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Harriman, Gould, Frick...this is the story of the giant american capitalists who seized economic power after the Civil War and altered the shape of american life forever. Index.
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The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould and J.P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy Shares history, American history, business -
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 Shares history, American history, nonfiction -
The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America Shares history, economics, nonfiction -
The Great Plains Shares history, nonfiction, American history
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