Through a study of the values, aspirations and achievements of Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan, the effect these men had on the growth of great business enterprises and the further effect those enterprises had on American society is shown. Life among coalminers and in the slums contrast with the lifestyle of the rich and show the direct relationship between the monopolistic practices, ruthless competition and expropriation, and the lives of the poor.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
322685
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Big business
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Business enterprises
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Business enterprises - Social aspects
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Business ethics
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Coalminers
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Corporations, American
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Monopolies - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wealth
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Business enterprises - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poor
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Values
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wealth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Values
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Poor
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Values
History → Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
History → United States - History - 20th century
People → Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)