
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY OR ROBBER BARONS – QUESTIONNING THE AMERICAN DREAM
Publié le 27/06/2025
Entrée culturelle du cycle terminal : Gestes fondateurs et monde en mouvement
Notion du Cycle Terminal : Mythes et héros
Problématique : Great entrepreneurs and industrialists of the late 19th century contributed forging some enduring and important American myths and values (the self-made man, the American Dream, from rags to riches success stories…). Who were these people and are they totally positive figures ?