Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2025-02-08
Books mentioned on Selects: Robber Barons!
The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY?
Josh Clark discussed The Gilded Age by Mark Twain and others. Charles Bryant discussed The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Gilded Age
Discussed“I mentioned Mark Twain and the only reason we're going to talk about Mark Twain for a moment is because in 1873 he co-wrote a novel a satire called the Gilded Age colon a tale of today where it followed a poor country farmer who uh is sort of I mean does he move to the city trying to get”
Where to get it
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The Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie is a classic essay outlining the social responsibilities of great wealth and the moral imperative for wealthy industrialists to engage in strategic philanthropy for the betterment of society.
Discussed“I think he said in his book The Gospel of wealth the man who dies thus Rich dies disgraced”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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