Josephson, Matthew,  1899-1978. <br/><br/>
The robber barons :  the great American capitalists, 1861-1901 / 
by Matthew Josephson. 
 - New York :  Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.,  1962. 
 - vi, 474 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-460) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part one, I. The national scene: the national character -- II. What the young men dream -- III. Of empire-builders -- IV. The winning of the west -- V. Two captains of industry -- VI. The fight for Erie -- VII. Grandeurs and miseries of empire-building. Part two, VIII. Rising from the ruins -- IX. Mephistopheles -- X. Caesar Borgia in California -- XI. Giants of the northwest -- XII. Certain industrialists arose -- XIII. Morgan and the railways -- XIV. The robber barons -- XV. Again the robber barons -- XVI. Concentration: the great trusts -- XVII. The empire of Morgan -- XVIII. Battle of giants. 
<br/><br/> "Rockefeller, Morgan, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Harriman, Gould, Frick... this is the incredible story of the giant American capitalists who boldly seized economic power after the Civil War and altered the shape of American life forever." -- From the back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>68002459  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Capitalists and financiers--United States.<br/>Industries--History.--United States<br/>Railroads--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG 181  / .J67 1962 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332/.0973