Problem
Read chapter 3 entitled "The New Industrial Order" (pp. 53 - 79). According to Robert Heilbroner, what was a captain of industry (versus a robber baron). Explain by briefly discussing Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller. In what way did Andrew Carnegie exemplify the American dream of the self-made man and the Horatio Alger myth? Was Carnegie more of a "captain of industry" or a "robber baron." Support and explain your answer. According to the selection by David McCullough, what was the significance of the Brooklyn Bridge? How and why was it built? What has been its impact? According to the selection by David Boroff, how did the "other side" live? What was life in America and the United States in general like for Jewish immigrants? Explain your answer.