History of the Great American FortunesModern Library, 1936 - 732 páginas For contents and other editions, see Author Catalog. |
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... Gould , at any rate - in keeping most of the plunder - this will be found in detail where it more properly belongs in the chapter of the Gould fortune describing that part of Gould's career connected with the Erie Railroad . Baffled in ...
... Gould , at any rate - in keeping most of the plunder - this will be found in detail where it more properly belongs in the chapter of the Gould fortune describing that part of Gould's career connected with the Erie Railroad . Baffled in ...
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... Gould ) were going , Pratt determined upon some overhauling and investigating . Gould was alert in forestalling this move . During his visits to New York City , he had become acquainted with Charles M. Leupp , a rich leather merchant .
... Gould ) were going , Pratt determined upon some overhauling and investigating . Gould was alert in forestalling this move . During his visits to New York City , he had become acquainted with Charles M. Leupp , a rich leather merchant .
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... Gould's victims was able to com- pel him to disgorge , was that described in the following anecdote , which went the rounds of the press : " An old friend had gone to Gould , telling him that he had managed to save up some $ 20,000 ...
... Gould's victims was able to com- pel him to disgorge , was that described in the following anecdote , which went the rounds of the press : " An old friend had gone to Gould , telling him that he had managed to save up some $ 20,000 ...
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PREFACE TO THE 1936 EDITION | 19 |
PREFACE TO THE 1909 EDITION | 25 |
CHAPTER I | 31 |
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acres amount Astor bankers banking became bill bonds bribed bribery brought capital capitalists cent Chapter charged coal commercial Commission Congress corporations corruption defrauded directors Erie Railroad extortion fact force fortune franchises frauds fraudulent funds Gould and Fisk Government Harriman House hundred Huntington immense industrial interests Interstate Commerce Commission investigating committee issue J. P. Morgan John Jacob Astor labor land grant large number legislative Legislature loot magnates manufacturers ment merchants methods millions of dollars multimillionaire officials owners ownership Pacific Railroad Company paid passed Pennsylvania plunder political profits propertied classes Railway rich road Sage secured selling Session shares sold Southern Pacific Railroad stockholders street swindle theft tion trade transaction treasury trust Union Pacific Railroad United States Senate Vanderbilt Vanderbilt family vote wages wealth William workers York Central York Central Railroad York City