John Davison Rockefeller has been accused by many as being a Robber Baron over the past century. He created the most powerful corporation the United States had ever seen: The Standard Oil Company. He began Standard Oil in 1865 and by 1881, it was comprised of more than forty other companies. In 1882...

John D. Rockefeller is a prime example of what Freud's theory of the pleasure principle is all about. Freud refers to the pleasure principle as the id, which is located in the unconscious state of mind. "The id is concerned only with what brings immediate personal satisfaction, regardles...

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...

John Davidson Rockefeller John Davidson Rockefeller was at one time the world's richest man. He made his good fortune through the oil business. Many things have been written about Rockefeller's business deals. His first big industrial combination was made by using business methods that ...