American tycoons

A brief biography of American oil magnate, John D. Rockefeller.

A short biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the steamship and railroad tycoon, focusing on his success as a business man.

Introduces John Jacob Astor, who came to the United States in 1784, began work as a clerk for a fur trader, later went into business for himself, and died in 1848 as the richest man in America.

A brief biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.