In this episode of “The Men Who Built America” we see the rise and fall of Cornelius “The Commodore” Vanderbilt and the rise of John D. Rockefeller. This episode focuses on how both of these titans became what the were. After the Civil War, Vanderbilt saw the opportunity that the railroads possessed in transportation and shipping, he capitalized on that by investing everything he owned into the railroads and eventually owning up to 40% of all the railroads in the United States. It also detailed Vanderbilts early life by showing that he was a tough, self made man who didn’t mind fighting dirty. Next was John D. Rockefeller, who was an oil man from Ohio. He was a man of utmost faith who believed that everything was preordained by god. Vanderbilt
