About the Book: The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay
Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
The modem American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Camegie, John D.
Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. They were the giants of the Gilded
Age, a moment of riotous growth that established America as the richest, most
inventive, and most productive country on the planet. Acclaimed author Charles
R. Morris vividly brings the men and their times to life. The ruthlessly
competitive Camegie, the imperial Rockefeller, and the provocateur Gould were
obsessed with progress, experiment, and speed. They were balanced by Morgan,