The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America  enlarge Author: Burton W. Folsom Creator: Forrest McDonald Publisher: Young America's Foundation Category: Book List Price: $9.95 Buy New: $8.82 as of 2/9/2012 09:46 PST details You Save: $1.13 (11%) In Stock New (11) Used (28) Collectible (2) from $4.51 Seller: BuyTheBooksLLC Sales Rank: 38,441 Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published) Media: Paperback Pages: 170 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0 Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 ISBN: 0963020315 EAN: 9780963020314 ASIN: 0963020315 Publication Date: 1991 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Similar Items: FDR Goes to War: How Expanded Executive Power, Spiraling National Debt, and Restricted Civil Liberties Shaped Wartime America How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America Editorial Reviews: Product Description The Myth of the Robber Barons describes the role of key entrepreneurs in the economic growth of the United States from 1850 to 1910. The entrepreneurs studied are Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, James J. Hill, Andrew Mellon, Charles Schwab, and the Scranton family. Most historians argue that these men, and others like them, were Robber Barons. The story, however, is more complicated. The author, Burton Folsom, divides the entrepreneurs into two groups market entrepreneurs and political entrepreneurs. The market entrepreneurs, such as Hill, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller, succeeded by producing a quality product at a competitive price. The political entrepreneurs such as Edward Collins in steamships and in railroads the leaders of the Union Pacific Railroad were men who used the power of government to succeed. They tried to gain subsidies, or in some way use government to stop competitors. The market entrepreneurs helped lead to the rise of the U. S. as a major economic power. By 1910, the U. S. dominated the world in oil, steel, and railroads led by Rockefeller, Schwab (and Carnegie), and Hill. The political entrepreneurs, by contrast, were a drain on the taxpayers and a thorn in the side of the market entrepreneurs. Interestingly, the political entrepreneurs often failed without help from government they could not produce competitive products. The author describes this clash of the market entrepreneurs and the political entrepreneurs. In the Mellon chapter, the author describes how Andrew Mellon an entrepreneur in oil and aluminum became Secretary of Treasury under Coolidge. In office, Mellon was the first American to practice supply-side economics. He supported cuts on income tax rates for all groups. The rate cut on the wealthiest Americans, from 73 percent to 25 percent, freed up investment capital and led to American economic growth during the 1920s. Also, the amount of revenue into the federal treasury increased sharply after tax rates were cut. The Myth of the Robber Barons has separate chapters on Vanderbilt, Hill, Schwab, Mellon, and the Scrantons. The author also has a conclusion, in which he looks at the textbook bias on the subject of Robber Barons and the rise of the U. S. in the late 1800s. This chapter explores three leading college texts in U. S. history and shows how they misread American history and disparage market entrepreneurs instead of the political entrepreneurs. This book is in its fifth edition, and is widely adopted in college and high school classrooms across the U. S.

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