American Entrepreneur, Chapter 7: The Big Business Backlash, 1870-1920

Increasing size of business, negative image of business, labor unions, anti-trust, changes bigger businesses required in relationship between business and government, declining public image of wealthy people, decline in farm income, bimetallism changes to a gold standard, Horatio Alger story in which a penniless boy earns incredible wealth, lack of a wealthy dynasty, Taylor scientific system, development of the oil industry and trusts. People discussed include Joshua Cohen (Cowen), Joshua Lionel, Charles Post, John Harvey Kellogg, Adolphus Busch, Jack Daniel, Thomas Welch, John D. Rockefeller, Samuel Gompers, and Fredrick Taylor.