It was the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius who said, "A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions." The truth of this statement is expands far past the ruins of an Ancient Rome and into the coffers of those great businessmen of America who changed the face of...

It was the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius who said, "A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions." The truth of this statement is expands far past the ruins of an Ancient Rome and into the coffers of those great businessmen of America who changed the face of...

The Industrial Revolution The reason JP Morgan got famous was because he was one of the leaders in the Industrial Revolution, and he made a lot of money. He was a very successful banker. He had gained control of most of the major railroads, and then owned steel companies. He then merged...

The Gilded Age Many people viewed businessmen of the nineteenth century as robber barons. They believed that these businessmen were so emerged into giant corporations and were so dedicated in striving for monopolistic power that their only pursuit was wealth and power in lieu of accomplishments. Th...