Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and JP Morgan used their wits to rise from the shadows to being known as the men who built modern American and the withiest men of their time. All rivals in business, these men fought to be known as the wealthiest in American society. With just an idea they grew to own the largest railroad, refinery, steal factories and become America’s financer. Whether they were driven by greed or not it takes an intelligent entrepreneur with good intuition to climb so high up the economic ladder.
Nicknamed the Commodore, Vanderbilt was a self-made millionaire and one of the wealthiest men if his time. At the age of sixteen Vanderbilt purchased a boat and began a shipping company. His company grew to be the largest shipping empire in the world, but it wasn’t enough. Before the Civil War Vanderbilt sales everything and boldly invest everything he has into railroads and after the war he was the richest man in America. In disagreement Vanderbilt comes up with a strategy to get rid of his investors. Illegal today but nothing short of…show more content… Determined, Rockefeller fills Vanderbilt’s trains and comes to have an over flow of product he looks for a second means of importation. Rockefeller turns to another railroad business man looking to overthrown Vanderbilt from the thrown, named Tom Scott. Rockefeller uses the two men against each other and begins to buy out his competitors in order have a monopoly of the industry. By the age of thirty-three Rockefeller is the most powerful man in the country. Out raged, Vanderbilt forms an alliance with Tom Scott and both men refuse to continue business with Rockefeller leaving him no means of transportation for his product. Determined to rise above conflict, Rockefeller revolutionizes the way oil is transported by building his very own oil line and continues to prove