The last eight episodes provided inspiring stories about some of America’s greatest entrepreneurs – stories you likely never heard in your history classes. As a matter of fact, you were likely taught something quite different – that these captains of industry were rather Robber Barons.
Dr. Burt Folsom wraps up the review of his book, The Myth of the Robber Barons by uncovering the background of this myth and outlines the perpetrator’s championing of communism and attacks on free markets during the 1930’s. Sadly, the sloppy and biased research found in Matthew Josephson’s book, Robber Barons, worked its way into the teaching of American history tarring the image of America’s most influential heroes.
This episode is based on Chapter 7 of Dr. Burt Folsom’s book, The Myth of the Robber Barons. If you want to learn more about his topic and follow along with Burt, you can grab a copy of the book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Robber-Barons-Business-America/dp/0963020315/youngamericsfoun
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