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1 American Entrepreneurs
We will analyze economic issues such as the rise of entrepreneurship, analyze philanthropy of industrialists, and evaluate the contributions of Andrew Carnegie and other entrepreneurs. I will analyze quotes from the Gilded Age and determine if they belong to a Robber Baron or Captain of Industry The Gilded Age “Gilded Age” Characteristics Captain of Industry or Robber Baron? Captain of Industry Robber Baron

2 American Entrepreneurs How he acquired his wealth
Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Henry Ford J. P. Morgan 1837=1913 Cornelius Vanderbilt Background How he acquired his wealth Workers Lifestyle Philanthropy

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