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This 3 page paper asks the question of whether these men contributed more than they took from America. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Robber Barons or Valuable American Leaders:
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Carnegie Research Compiled by 03/2012 Please
The post Civil War era was a time in which many suffered greatly. Entire cities
had been leveled and the national economy overall was in shambles. Some of the more fortunate Americans of the time, however, actually managed to profit during this era.
Andrew Carnegie, Howard Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller were among those that profited. Because they did so, they are sometimes regarded with contempt. Some historians, however, contend that
these men added invaluably to American economy. Others say they took advantage of the times to line their own pockets. The truth is actually a blend of these
two contentions. These men built vast empires and they profited from those empires. So too, however, did America. These men added to American economy but they also
took advantage of people to do so. Often as not, they perceived themselves as worthy of the advantages they took. Carnegie contended
in the nineteenth century that the distinction between the economic echelons evolved with civilization, that in more primitive times such distinctions really did not exist and that in those ancient
times "neither master nor servant was as well situated" (Carnegie 191) as what he observed about him during his lifetime. Carnegie also made another astute observation. He wrote
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