General Sites | Carnegie | Vanderbilt | Hill | Rockefeller | John Astor | Stanford | Gould | Morgan | Fisk | Parties
Encyclopedia of American Wealth -
The Robber Barons – an overview, with links
The Robber Barons Homepage – definition, with background on a few of them
The Lords of Industry: Article from 1884, critical of Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, etc.
Second Industrial Revolution: Numerous articles from Modern History Sourcebook
The Second Industrial Revolution: An OpenDoor website with links on inventions
Age of Industry: Lots of links on the industrial revolutions...
Kid Info: Links on many aspects of the IR, and the barons.
Businessmen
and "That Creature" the Corporation - Lecture, with some solid links
and background info
The Richest Man in the World : Andrew Carnegie – A PBS site
Andrew Carnegie : A tribute
Andrew
Carnegie - Questions and answers, in an easy-to-follow format
Cornelius Vanderbilt page : detailed, advanced essay
Cornelius Vanderbilt bibliography : summary of his life, with links to primary source documents
Yet another Cornelius Vanderbilt bio :
JJ Hill and his railroad empire -
James Hill – the "first" Bill Gates -
James
Hill – an excellent site by PBS
From Rockefeller University, a bio
Rockefeller – A philanthropist or just plain greedy?
History of Standard Oil - A complete text
Rockefeller
and Standard Oil - Lots of info as to his business practices and squashing
the competition...
"A Self-invented Money Making Machine "
The Astor’s Beechwood : A page by his famous Newport mansion -
A history of the man by BuyandHold.com -
" The richest man in America " -
Astor's
American Fur Company: Good info on how he improved his property without
spending money... and evicted the people who rented it!
How Stanford University was created -
Biography , by Stanford University
American Dreams – a basic overview
Beyond Capitalism : Leland Stanford’s Forgotten Vision -
Life and Times of the Central Pacific Railroad: information on Stanford's big rail endeavor
The Transcontinental Railroad: Stanford's endeavor, with details about its construction, the lives of the workers, etc.
Building the Transcontinental Railroad: Article discusses some of the people hurt by this effort.
The
Brown Quarterly: Chinese on the Central Pacific Railroad
Biography – from the Dictionary of American Biography
Handbook of Texas Online – bio
Prominent Men & Women of the Day – A bio from when he was alive!
Black Friday Scandal – Jay Gould’s controversy
A quick summary of his bad side …
Jay
Gould - corrupt railroad king: Not the nicest way to remember him.
Capital and Labor – some excellent links on both the wealthy and the workers…
Great Entrepreneurs – A summary of his life
The American Experience – background from PBS
Financial
history Museum – information about an exhibit on the man
Black Friday Scandal - A slideshow about Fisk and Gould's effort to control the gold market
Tycoons Wage Railroad War - From Old News.com - an article detailing his $ making efforts...
James Fisk - A brief overview from thinkquest.com
Bio - From the Dictionary of American Biography. Well done, a bit advanced.
A
Daring Action by James Fisk - His efforts to control the Erie Canal
Newport During the Gilded Age: Ever been to a party like this??
The Gilded Age Experience: Brought to you by Newport, home of the mansions
Letters from the Gilded Age - Actual letters from the wealthy in the 1880's...
Gilded Age Events Calendar - This might spark some ideas...
Learning Adventures in Citizenship - A short article about high society.
Long Island's Coming of Age Party - A bit later than most parties, but this was a big one.
