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They were associated with the railroads.
railroad barons were created because the industry consolidated. Consolidation made the large companies more efficient..
Robber Barons
robber=bad captain=good
Reguardless of what they actually did, Industrial Leaders were both Robber Barons and Captains of Industry, but just the presentation of their lifestyle could be biased to illustrate them as just one or just the other. Usually, conservative viewpoints show them as Robber Barons and Libral viewpoints show them as Captains of Industry.
Robber barons
Robber barons
Robber Barons. Or Captains of Industry. I'm not sure which one.
The richest business leaders of the 19th century.
Business leaders such as John D. Rockefeller were called 'robber barons because he made huge profits by paying his workers low wages.
People accused them of using unfair business practices.
Leaders of big business
People accused them of using unfair business practices.
Robber Barons is was what U.S. political and economic commentator Matthew Josephson called the economic princes (billionaires).
John N. Ingham has written: 'Contemporary American business leaders' -- subject(s): Biography, Businesspeople, Dictionaries 'The iron barons' -- subject(s): History, Social classes, Steel industry and trade 'African-American business leaders' -- subject(s): African American businesspeople, Biography, Dictionaries
Robber Barons
They were associated with the railroads.