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Read some history of the Gilded Age. What happened to Rockefeller, Carnegie and JP Morgan? It wasn't the plebs and their jabbering (see muckrakers) that direct
by smgit 2y ago
Read some history of the Gilded Age.
What happened to Rockefeller, Carnegie and JP Morgan? It wasn't the plebs and their jabbering (see muckrakers) that directly took them down, though that jabbering did help give an unusual dude from the NY aristocracy named Teddy(who couldn't stand the muckrakers) political cover to move against them.
Also worth reading about the 2 elections preceding Teddy's fascinating rise to power, where the oligarchy bought the Presidency.
- Kemschumam 2y agoThat sounds extremely interesting. Do you have particular books you would recommend?
- jddj 2y agoTR's autobiography is in the public domain, for one
- ks2048 2y agoOk, so who brought down these three?
- cafard 2y agoThe Rockefellers and Morgans were brought down? It was a pretty soft landing for them, then.