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    The late 19th century and early 20th century‚ dubbed the Gilded Age by writer Mark Twain‚ was a time of great growth and change in every aspect of the United States‚ and even more so for big business. It was this age that gave birth to many of the important modern business practices we take for granted today‚ and those in charge of business at the time were considered revolutionaries‚ whether it was for the good of the people or the good of themselves. The exact period of time in which the Gilded

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    industrialists of this time that I researched were Andrew Carnegie‚ Jay Gould‚ Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ and John D. Rockefeller. Out these four industrialists the only one that is a Captain of Industry in my opinion is Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie proved that he was a Captain of Industry in many ways by building the largest steel industry of his time‚ donating his fortune to fund libraries‚ and by founding and constructing many buildings; including the Carnegie hall in New York City. He also created a pension fund

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    big businesses in America. Morgan’s trust would encompass 60 percent of the United States steel industry and would employ nearly a quarter of a million workers. Morgan would accomplish his successes by forcing his fellow tycoons Andrew Carnegie and J.D. Rockefeller to sell their steel‚ iron ore and shipping businesses to him. Morgan was different than the other industrialist tycoons‚ he came from wall street. This set him apart from many of the industrialists who despised bankers and the possible

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    on American society. While a large group of individuals amassed incredible wealth during the Gilded Age‚ there existed an even more elite group consisting of individuals that rank among the richest men in history. It included John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ Jay Gould‚ James Fisk‚ and J.P. Morgan. To understand their later deeds‚ one must understand the strikingly similar environments in which these men came of age. For example‚ all of the aforementioned men were born in the Northeast during

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    Robber Barons The robber barons of the early industrial age‚ and one modern day baron have been accused of creating monopolies over several different areas. The four barons focused upon are Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ Andrew CarnegieRockefeller‚ and Bill Gates. They have all created monopolies over their respected industry. These monopolies eliminated all opposition and left consumers with only one choice. First off is Cornelius Vanderbilt‚ he built his business with the New York railways. He

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    Libraries are more than a quiet place to read a good book. The Carnegie Library has been an influential place throughout the conscious years of my life. Every since I could remember‚ the Library has been a place where I would be allowed to further my love of reading and expand upon the knowledge I already had a basis for. Now that I have come across a topic which I would like to study for life‚ the Library has been a resource for my further learning in Psychology. From when I was younger‚ I

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    Chapter 24 Industry Comes of Age The Iron Colt Becomes an Iron Horse * After Lincolns death in 1865 the railroad production went up and by the 1900s it had gone up by at least 192‚556 miles * In 1862 congress began to advance liberal money loans to 2 favored cross continent companies and gave them a lot of acres paralleling the tracks. Washington gave the railroads 155‚504‚994 acres & the western states contributed 49 million more. * Land grants to railroads were made in broad belts

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    The three men‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ Andrew Carnegie‚ and J.P. Morgan‚ were seen as robber barons BUT they were also seen as industrial statesmen. Robber baron was a term given to the rich who would pretty much do anything for money whether that meant the jeopardy of workers’ lives and crooked business practices. John D. Rockefeller started a standard oil company and was the first American billionaire. John R. was considered a robber baron mainly because he used his insight of business to ruthlessly

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    inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931) Andrew Carnegie United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919) John. D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller (July 8‚ 1839 – May 23‚ 1937) was an American oil magnate. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. In 1870‚ he founded the Standard Oil Company

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    economy post-Civil War. This revolution made the rich like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie richer while the middle class workers like the new immigrants remained in poverty with terrible working condition. This 35 year time frame was both prosperous for some while long and grueling for others. During the years following the Civil War corporations like the steel‚ oil and railway businesses were booming. Businessmen like

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