It can be argued whether the major capitalists of the Gilded age were American Dreamers executing it at its highest level or were they Robber Barons? When it comes to Jay Gould there is no argument. This dude was a Capital S Shmole.

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Sources: Washingtonpost.com ‘First Robber Baron Made Scrooge Look Sweet’ by Jerry Knight 1983, studentsofhistory.com, history.com