The tycoons

Charles R. Morris First published 2005

About this book

In *The Tycoons*, lawyer Charles R. Morris narrates and analyzes the careers of four men: Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. Morris emphasizes their influence on the American economy, which extends even to the present day.

Subjects

  • american economy
  • american history
  • biography
  • businessmen
  • captains of industry
  • carnegie, andrew, 1835-1919
  • economic conditions
  • gould, jay, 1836-1892
  • history
  • industrialists
  • industrial management
  • industrial management, united states
  • morgan, j. pierpont (john pierpont), 1837-1913
  • new york city
  • robber barons
  • rockefeller, john d. (john davison), 1839-1937
  • tycoons