*REDUX* [#79b] THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT CULLED: History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. II [Part 2]
🕑 Added 2023-10-01 21:22:34 +0000 UTCDimitri and Khalid continue chugging through Gustavus Myers’ “History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. II”, including: the rise of railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, his egregious use of commercial blackmail, his mail-transport bribery scandals in the 1850s, Vanderbilt’s homicidally “patriotic” profiteering during the Civil War, his corrupt consolidation of regional railroads into unassailable monopolies in the post-war era, constant allegations of labor “conspiracy” amidst Pinkerton false flags, the rigging of the NYC mayoral elections, and the trend of American industrial families marrying off their daughters to European nobility to ensure the continued dominance of both vampiric classes. [Part 2 of 3.]
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Lucas purser
This series is the best.
Ben
“Crisper sounding Djinn”
ampgorky
The first few minutes of this are amazing with the talking over each other - I love that shit, it is hilarious. Also I know I never put comments in the truly proper place in the sj extended universe but I got my new shirt the other day and it’s great, Ty.