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The Robber Barons by Matthew Josephson (1962-01-24) Paperback – January 24, 1962

4.3 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

“The best, the liveliest and most illuminating” account of John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War.

“Not a mere series of biographies but a genuine history.” —The New York Times Book Review
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01K2R97A4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 24, 1962
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 12/25/61
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019
    I liked the descriptions of the historical context, but the author was quite repetitive in writing about each oligarch's actual methods of wretching capital from citizens. Often, they were quite violent and quite deceptive about it.