Robber baron (industrialist)
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title:
Robber baron (industrialist)
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Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen. The term appeared in that use as early as the August 1870 issue of The Atlantic Monthly magazine. By the late 19th century, the term was typically applied to businessmen who used exploitative practices to amass their wealth. Those practices included unfettered consumption and destruction of natural resources, influencing hig
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Term used for American Gilded Age businessmen accused of using unscrupulous methods to get rich
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)
date created:
2005-08-05T16:05:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:43:27Z
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