Here is the story of
some real Robber Barons: Fisk, Gould, and
Cooke.
But what about other
entrepreneurs? Where they Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
Andrew Carnegie
It shall be the rule for the workman to be Partner with Capital,
the man of affairs giving his business experience, the working man in the mill
his mechanical skill, to the company, both owners of the shares and so far
equally interested in the success of their joint efforts.
—Andrew Carnegie
—Andrew Carnegie
Edgar Thomson Works,
Carnegie Steel Co (Click on any of the images for photographs.)
Andrew Carnegie
Grows Up Working (Click "Next" for succeeding pages.)
Andrew Carnegie and
His Parents (Click "Next" for succeeding pages.)
Andrew Carnegie
Philanthropist (Click "Next" for succeeding pages.)
From The Richest Man in
the World: Andrew Carnegie on The American
Experience, (NOTE: This site contains a
great deal of information and documents relating to Carnegie, including those
listed below.)
How to Succeed in
Life by Andrew Carnegie on the EDSITEment resource Learner.org
Cornelius Vanderbilt
I have been insane
on the subject of moneymaking all my life.
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.
-Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
You have undertaken to cheat me. I won't sue you, for the law is too slow. I'll ruin you.
-Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cartoon, "The
Great Race for the Western Stakes" (and brief text)
"Cornelius
Vanderbilt" and "The Erie Railroad Wars" (move
down the page until you locate the sections entitled "Cornelius
Vanderbilt" and "The Erie Railroad Wars")
J. P. Morgan
Morgan Finances
Edison on The Smithsonian
Museum of American History. (Note: This archival document and
the previous article are here for their reference to Morgan as one of Edison's
"main investors," showing how a financier like Morgan contributed to
the American economy and quality of life.)
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil of New
Jersey (move down the page until you locate the section
entitled "Standard Oil of New Jersey") on American History 102:
Civil War to the Present
Note: All links for
this lesson were provided
by http://edsitement.neh.gov
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