
The Tycoons
How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
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The modern American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most inventive, and most productive country on the planet.
Acclaimed author Charles R. Morris vividly brings these men and their times to life. The ruthlessly competitive Carnegie, the imperial Rockefeller, and the provocateur Gould were obsessed with progress, experiment, and speed. They were balanced by Morgan, the gentleman businessman, who fought, instead, for a global trust in American business. Through their antagonism and verve, they built an industrial behemoth—and a country of middle-class consumers. The Tycoons tells the incredible story of how these four determined men wrenched the economy into the modern age, inventing a nation of full economic participation that could not have been imagined only a few decades earlier.
©2005 Charles R. Morris (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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50% Longer than it needed to be.
- De Chris en 04-06-13
De: Steven Watts
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Andrew Carnegie
- De: David Nasaw
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 32 h y 40 m
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The Scottish-born son of a failed weaver and a mother who supported the family by binding shoes, Andrew Carnegie was the embodiment of the American dream. In his rise from a job as a bobbin boy in a cotton factory to being the richest man in the world, he was single-minded, relentless and a major player in some of the most violent and notorious labor strikes of the time. The prototype of today's billionaire, he was a visionary in the way he earned his money and in the way he gave it away.
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Andrew Carnegie
- De Peggie en 10-01-07
De: David Nasaw
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Capitalism in America
- A History
- De: Alan Greenspan, Adrian Wooldridge
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 16 h y 14 m
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From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.
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Explains a lot
- De Scott en 02-18-19
De: Alan Greenspan, y otros
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American Colossus
- The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
- De: H. W. Brands
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 23 h y 29 m
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In a grand-scale narrative history, the bestselling author of two finalists for the Pulitzer Prize now captures the decades when capitalism was at its most unbridled and a few breathtakingly wealthy businessmen utterly transformed America from an agrarian economy to a world power.
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8 Thoughts on 'American Colossus'
- De Joshua Kim en 06-10-12
De: H. W. Brands
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The Dawn of Innovation
- The First American Industrial Revolution
- De: Charles R. Morris
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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In the 30 years after the Civil War, the United States blew by Great Britain to become the greatest economic power in world history. That is a well-known period in history, when titans like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan walked the earth. But as Charles R. Morris shows us, the platform for that spectacular growth spurt was built in the first half of the century. By the 1820s, America was already the world's most productive manufacturer and the most intensely commercialized society in history.
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How our industries started
- De Jean en 02-22-13
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The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth
- De: Andrew Carnegie
- Narrado por: John Lescault
- Duración: 12 h
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His good friend Mark Twain dubbed him "St. Andrew." British Prime Minister William Gladstone called him an "example" for the wealthy. Such terms seldom apply to multimillionaires. But Andrew Carnegie was no run-of-the-mill steel magnate. At age 13 and full of dreams, he sailed from his native Dunfermline, Scotland, to America. Here, in one volume, are two impressive works by Andrew Carnegie himself: his autobiography and The Gospel of Wealth, a groundbreaking manifesto on the duty of the wealthy to give back to society all of their fortunes.
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Top 5 Books
- De Chelle Allen en 12-31-18
De: Andrew Carnegie
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Dark Genius of Wall Street
- The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons
- De: Edward Renehan
- Narrado por: George Wilson
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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Author of The Kennedys at War and The Lion’s Pride, Edward J. Renehan, Jr. presents a fascinating biography of one of the most hated and most admired American entrepreneurs of all time. Here, he sheds light on Wall Street magnate Jay Gould and his frequently overshadowed creativity. Gould was the quintessential robber baron and the original modern businessman whose financial examples persist even today.
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For 19th century business and finance history fans
- De Philo en 02-05-14
De: Edward Renehan
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Americana
- A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
- De: Bhu Srinivasan
- Narrado por: Scott Brick, Bhu Srinivasan
- Duración: 21 h y 18 m
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From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dream, invent, build, tinker, and bet the farm in pursuit of a better life. Americana takes us on a 400-year journey of this spirit of innovation and ambition through a series of Next Big Things - the inventions, techniques, and industries that drove American history forward: from the telegraph, the railroad, guns, radio, and banking, to flight, suburbia, and sneakers, culminating with the Internet and mobile technology at the turn of the 21st century.
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Excellent history!
- De L. Maranto en 10-14-17
De: Bhu Srinivasan
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The Edge of Anarchy
- The Railroad Barons, the Gilded Age, and the Greatest Labor Uprising in America
- De: Jack Kelly
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
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The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America. The Edge of Anarchy offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. Famine threatened, riots broke out along the rail lines. Soon the US Army was on the march and gunfire rang from the streets of major cities.
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Wow! every workingman should read.
- De Calemos en 01-18-20
De: Jack Kelly
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The Warburgs
- The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Jonathan Reese
- Duración: 35 h y 21 m
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Bankers, philanthropists, scholars, socialites, artists, and politicians, the Warburgs stood at the pinnacle of German (and, later, German American) Jewry. They forged economic dynasties, built mansions and estates, assembled libraries, endowed charities, and advised a German kaiser and two American presidents. But their very success made the Warburgs lightning rods for anti-Semitism, and their sense of patriotism became increasingly dangerous in a Germany that had declared Jews the enemy.
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The Warburg's Dynamic Family History
- De Darwin8u en 10-22-18
De: Ron Chernow
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Business Biographies and Memoirs - Titans of Industry: Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Cornelius Vanderbilt
- De: J.R. MacGregor
- Narrado por: Kevin Kollins
- Duración: 14 h y 40 m
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The five Titans of Industry discussed in this series are, without a doubt, the most influential and impactful men in American history. Without any one of them, the entire landscape of the US would be different. They are the founders of the American economy.
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Loved this book
- De Ruby Sanderson en 09-14-19
De: J.R. MacGregor
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The Rothschilds
- A Family Portrait
- De: Frederic Morton
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 11 h y 16 m
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No family in the past two centuries has been as constantly at the center of Europe's great events, has featured such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything close to the wealth of the Rothschilds. To this day they remain one of the most powerful and wealthy families in the world. In Frederic Morton's classic tale, the family is brought vividly to life.
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Engaging read but dubious sentiment
- De T.G. en 04-23-20
De: Frederic Morton
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The Robber Barons: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt
- De: Andrew Green
- Narrado por: John York
- Duración: 3 h y 34 m
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For those given the privilege of being alive during the Gilded Age of America, the expansion of the American economy was truly astounding to watch. With Cornelius Vanderbilt controlling the monopoly on the waterways and Andrew Carnegie operating the steel monopoly, many wondered if there was another monopoly to be controlled in America. The answer to this came in the form of John D. Rockefeller, oil tycoon and the product of an upbringing that focused on hard work and treating everyone with fairness.
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The Robber Barons by Matthew Josephson
- De DC en 04-04-22
De: Andrew Green
Good book about the late 19th century
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Well written & Narrated
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Not nearly as good as I expected.
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Half full
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Has it moments but too long and too much details
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great read
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In my opinion...
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Great book
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Deeply disorganized but full of important info
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Excellent plunge into the era of giants of capital
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