In late 19th century America, countless industrialists were accused of using unscrupulous or dishonest methods of hoarding wealth and building monopolies. Examples of these accused captains of industry include John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, nicknamed "Robber Barons." While many consumers and competitors were quick to attack these powerful businessmen, their primary interest was merely to build on the success of their companies, and reach their full potential. Many were actually generous philanthropists who shared tremendous portions of their massive wealth with various charities and organizations. I believe they were, in a word, misunderstood. These tycoons and their controversial techniques of accumulating wealth received
