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During the War of 1812, Cornelius Vanderbilt delivered supplies for the government in New York. In 1818, he sold his fleet and went to work for Thomas Gibbions who ran a steamship line. Vanderbilt stayed with him until 1829, then left to start his own line. His first victory was when he won a price war against Daniel Drew. Vanderbilt became the dominate steamship owner on the Hudson River. He had cheap but comfortable accomadations. Then he was bought out by his competitors. After he was bought out he went to serve in Long Island and Boston. Cornelius Vanderbilt wasn't a very good philanthropist but gave $1 million to Central University in Nashville, Tennesse, now called Vanderbilt University.
 * Cornelius Vanderbilt**

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John D. Rockefeller was born in New York on July 8, 1839. He is well known because he and his friends were the first to form the corporate trust, Standerd Oil. With everything thats going on today with finding a new source of gas, oil might reduce in populatity but will always be important.
 * Rockefeller**

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Born in Durfermline, Scotland. His father was an active chartist. At the young age of 14, he became messenger for a local Pittsburgh telegraph office.He visited Britain to study rapid developments. Henry Frick became chairman of Carnegie's business while Carnegie went to NY to deal with an impotance of research and development. He owned a steel company. He gave away 350,000,000 dollars and another 125 milliion in 1919. This must have meant that business was going well. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcarnegie.htm
 * Andrew Carnegie**

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