Robber Barons During the nineteenth century there were many people who contributed to America's growth. Most of these people were either considered robber barons or captains of industry. The captains of industry generally contributed to the country in honest, hard-working ways. The robber ba...

Robber Barons During the nineteenth century there were many people who contributed to America's growth. Most of these people were either considered robber barons or captains of industry. The captains of industry generally contributed to the country in honest, hard-working ways. The robbe...

Throughout the late nineteenth century, several men such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius and William Vanderbilt built empires in railroad construction, coal mining, and the oil industry. Throughout these men's reign, they were known as "industrial statesmen" and "captains...