Author Topic: Robber Barons  (Read 488 times)

Offline Hap

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Re: Robber Barons
« Reply #15 on: June 14, 2008, 12:34:59 AM »
the robber barons of roosevelt's eras did far more good than harm to the nation.  one of those players from that time was henry morrison flagler.  he was one of the founders of standard oil of ohio and the the person who was the intellect behind the meteoric rise of that company, the embodiment person for whom the sherman anti trust act was written.  his lasting legacy is the east coast of the state of florida and the florida keys.  with his own money he singlehandedly built the florida east coast railway making the developement of south florida and the florida keys possible.  he also brought in many workers from the bahamas and cuba to perform the difficult work of building the overseas railway.  many of those workers remained in keys and in miami making south florida the vibrant and diverse community it is today,  thank you mr flagler I'm glad you were able to do such great things.

Storch, thanks!  Easy to come off with a flip answer.  Thanks for not doing so.  I've not my own mind made up, or what to do. 

Offline SKYGUNS

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Re: Robber Barons
« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2008, 02:22:20 AM »
lol u mean like rockefeller and andrew?