Ep. 25 - The Robber Baron, John D. Rockefeller Sr.

There is a fine line between an opportunist and a manipulator. Both see a chance for growth, power, wealth. One intentionally deceives to control the actions of others, while the other simply observes what is happening and takes advantage of the opportunities before them. It all comes down to the intent. The difficulty lies in identifying the differences between the two, especially when the outcomes can become so similar. While this can be tricky for people we know now or who we know are alive today who are oh-so-visible on our screens, others are even more complicated. As decades pass, perhaps even a century or two, furthering the divide between the past and the present, things can get lost, muddled, changed, confused. When it came to the Gilded Age of the United States, the same could be said of the robber barons. While their name implies they were ones to steal from others to gain more power and money, it may not always be that simple… or is it? After all, a robber baron by definition is one who monopolizes a market, usually by unethical or questionable methods, amassing great wealth as a result. So what is the truth? Join us as we take a breath of dead air with the robber baron of the Gilded Age, John D. Rockefeller Sr.SourcesPodcast - History That Doesn’t Suck! Ep. 97: The Gilded Age’s Robber Barons: John D Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegiehttps://news.clemson.edu/a-clemson-professors-detailed-study-of-snake-oil-cures-from-long-ago-reveals-connections-to-current-pharma-industry-woes/ https://www.britannica.com/money/John-D-Rockefeller https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/declassified_215371.htm?msg_pos=1#:~:text=The%20list%20of%20everyday%20items%20that%20were,sanitary%20pads%2C%20*%20wristwatches%20and.%20*%20computers. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit7_3.pdf https://historicalsnaps.com/2018/07/26/ida-tarbell-quote-about-the-standard-oil-company/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CVery%20often%20people%20who%20admit,break%20up%20of%20the%20company. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/teachers/lesson_plans/pdfs/unit7_5.pdf https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-Railroad-Strike-of-1877 https://rockarch.org/resources/about-the-rockefellers/john-d-rockefeller-sr/#:~:text=Family%20Life,continued%20his%20father's%20philanthropic%20work. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/torus/delveLicense code: UQSL5IEBEAPVSEJH