Alistair Cooke's America - Episode 09: Money on the Land

BBC, Alistair Cooke (narrator)

Title: Alistair Cooke's America - Episode 09: Money on the Land
Producer: BBC, Alistair Cooke (narrator)
Category: History, Alistair Cooke's America
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Added: Oct 17th 2010
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Chicago becomes the world's biggest grain market. The need for new technology spurs inventors such as Thomas Edison. Steel, railroads and speculation bring great wealth to a few men, like Rockefeller, Carnegie and Morgan.

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