| The era was dominated by men such as Vanderbilt in railroads, Carnegie in steel, and the oil titan John D. Rockefeller, who created Standard Oil. |
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| Logically it should be carved up into several independent entities, like the empire of John D. Rockefeller when its power became intolerable. |
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| Examine photographs of Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Mellon, and commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. |
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| Despite the homespun image it cultivates in its ads, it operates with an arrogance and avarice that would make the multinationals blush and John D. Rockefeller envious. |
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| Grand Teton, for instance, was created from land owned by John D. Rockefeller. |
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| Men like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie amassed huge personal fortunes in oil and steel, and they presided over the consolidation and expansion of these industries into monopolies or near-monopolies. |
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| Hot on Mellon's heels, other prominent figures including John D. Rockefeller, Junius S. Morgan and Alexander Hamilton established their own family offices, all of which were subsequently to evolve into global operations. |
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