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The Richest Americans: Railroad Robber Barons
November 19, 2015 @ 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Registration required; contact the organizer.
Jay Gould, James Fisk, Leland Stanford: The Railroad “Robber Barons”
The term “robber baron” is usually applied to these three men who revolutionized the business of railroads while carrying on the business of political manipulation. Each had a profound impact on his times and each was cloaked in controversy.