Americas First Tycoons

John D. Rockefeller

• Co-founder of standard oil company 
• Revolutionized the petroleum industry
• Dominated the Oil industry

John D. Rockefeller Cont.

• Americas first great trust
• Kerosene and Gas grew in importance
• Soon became the worlds richest man
• First american worth over 1 billion $

Business Booms

• Controlled 90% of America's oil at its peak
• Founded University of Chicago
• Founded Rockefeller University
• Officially the richest person in History

Death

• Spent the last 40 years of his life in retirement
• Developed a disease where all body hair is lost
• Died of Arteriosclerosis on May 23, 1937

Andrew Carnegie

• Scottish American
• Led the expansion of the American Steel Industry
• Also one of the largest philanthropists of his time

Rags to Steel

• Began work as a telegrapher
• Soon had investments in railroads
• Accumulated wealth by becoming
• a bonds salesman for the American Enterprise

Philanthropist

• Gave away almost 90% of his fortune to charities
• Emphasis on libraries, world peace, & education
• Built Universities, Museums, and corporations
• Largest philanthropist of his era

Death

• Founded the Carnegie Steel Company
• Became US Steel Corporation
• Died on August 11th, 1919 from Bronchial pneumonia