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aug 1, 1878 - Captains of Industry: Andrew Carnegie: steal; VERTICAL INTEGRATION John D. Rockefeller: oil; HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION Cornelius Vanderbilt: merges local railroads into a consolidated one in NYC JP Morgan: wealthy banker who buys out failing railrods & eventually controls the steel industry

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