Captains of Industry or Robber Barons There are many powerful and rich men who come and go through a nations’ history books. It is determined as to weather or not these men deserve positive recognition based on their deeds for the country that they work for. The dominant and wealthy men are placed into two categories. Robber Barons, people who steal money from the public, drained the country of its natural resources, and corrupted society; …showed first 75 words of 1400 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1400 total…our nation with the money. I feel as if they didn’t steal the money because each of these men had earned their living; it just happened to be a lot of money due to increasing supply of steel, oil, and railroads. For many years they tried to prove themselves as hard working, passionate, and very caring individuals. Therefore, these men should be credited for all the great things they have done for our country.