What Is The American Dream From Rags To Riches

From Rags to Riches : The American Dream The American dream is the idea of prosperity and achieving success through determination with the abundance of resources and opportunities provided in the United States. This idea is what every person works for in their lifetime. Three men made it very clear that the American dream was possible starting with very little. Throughout the Gilded Age in American history, Industrialists Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt sought the American dream through wealth and greed by taking advantage of the workplace but also advanced society by providing opportunities.
Andrew Carnegie climbed the ladder of wealth by taking advantage of his workers in order to achieve the American dream.

Rockefeller took advantage of the workplace through his concealment of information. Like many Rockefeller had his flaws, “ his financial triumph originated in his strange genius for concealment”( Morrow). The more money one had during that time period, the easier it was to bury information that could destroy you. He was very secretive about his business transactions, meaning he had something to hide. Rockefeller dodged the press at all costs for example ,“In 1914 thirteen women and children died in the Ludlow massacre during a strike at the Rockefeller coal mine in Colorado” (Morrow). When being questioned Rockefeller did not acknowledge the situation and gave no statement. What were they striking for? They were striking for was better work conditions and better pay that were not given to them. He never faced the press instead he hid in his mansion worth millions of dollars while his workers worked for the minimum in order for Rockefeller to keep his American Dream

in many different ways allowing them to achieve the American Dream of wealth and greed. Carnegie's mass production of steel made it possible for the creation of skyscrapers to be built creating jobs and business opportunities for companies. He donated millions of dollars to the poor in order to help them break the cycle of poverty. Rockefeller's strong work ethic created the biggest oil company in which allowed an abundance to be ready for use in the United States. It allowed for new methods for the use of oil to be created. Vanderbilt the railroad king shortened travel time within the US and made it cheaper. He made it possible for the common man to get around more efficiently and use the transportation system. They all had in common that they created an abundance of jobs in the workplace and gave away big parts of their fortunes. Their advancement of society allowed them to achieve success because they created solutions to problems that needed to be