The New York Times did a graphic time-line of the most gettin'est Americans of all time. Included in some are some of the obituaries or background articles, that provide some pretty interesting insight into their characters. For example, here's a passage from A.T. Stewart's obituary:
"His dealings with opponents have been characterized as harsh and pitiless, but that was because he looked on commercial competition as a system of warfare in which the longest purse and the best directed energy were as much entitled to their reward as the most skillful strategy or the most approved weapons of destruction. If the few suffered from such a system, the many were the gainers."
Hence.... The American Way!
hit the link and check it out.
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/business/20070715_GILDED_GRAPHIC.html
3 comments:
This is a very interesting bit of history. Keep it coming...
I found the article pretty interesting. It's amazing how people have built their empires. I believe by studying the past you can control the future.
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