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Robber Barons: Cornelius Vanderbilt

Dictators

They’re natural-born leaders with a never-ending thirst for power. Through force and deceit, they rise through the ranks toward radicalism — eliminating anyone who stands in their way. Delve into the minds and motives behind the world’s most infamous leaders. Dictators is a Spotify Original from Parcast.

A Supreme Court decision in 1824 changed Cornelius Vanderbilt’s fate, opening the door for the enterprising steamboat captain to build a navigation empire — and from there, a railroad takeover. He outmaneuvered his rivals until he had the power to manipulate the entire U.S. economy. 
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