The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America
by Burton W. Folsom
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Examines the role of influential entrepreneurs in the economic growth of the United States from 1850 to 1910, and details the differences between market entrepreneurs and political entrepreneurs and their impact on American history. Includes black-and-white photographs.Tags
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Burton W. Folsom, Jr. (born 1947) is an American historian and author. He received his doctorate in history from the University of Pittsburgh in 1976 (and as of 2008) is a professor of American history at Hillsdale College. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America
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- John Jacob Astor; James J. Hill; John D. Rockefeller; Charles M. Schwab; Cornelius Vanderbilt
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