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Robber Baron

by John Franch
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Robber Baron is the first biography of the streetcar magnate Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905), who stands alongside J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie as one of the most colorful and controversial public figures in Gilded Age America. John Franch draws upon every available source to tell the story of the man who was the mastermind behind Chicago's Loop Elevated and the London Underground, the namesake of the University of Chicago's observatory, and the inspiration for Frank Cowperwood, the ruthless protagonist of Theodore Dreiser's Trilogy of Desire: The Financier, The Titan, and The Stoic. Despite various philanthropic efforts, Yerkes and his unscrupulous tactics were despised by the press and public, and he left Chicago a bitter man. While Yerkes's enduring public works testify to his success and desire to leave a lasting impression on his world, Robber Baron also uncovers the cost of this boundless ambition.|Acknowledgements vii
1. The Inner Light 1
2. The Spoils of War 13
3. Addition, Division, and Silence 27
4. Trial by Fire 35
5. Trial by Jury 44
6. Judgment Day 56
7. Buried Alive 67
8. Starting Over 78
9. The Phoenix 90
10. Mass Transit 99
11. Tunnel Vision 110
12. Getting a Grip 121
13. Strike! 131
14. Reaching for the Stars 145
15. Crashing the Party 154
16. Current Events 168
17. An Elevating Prospect 178
18. Business and Pleasure 201
19. The Temptation of Governor Altgeld 213
20. On the Brink 225
21. The Franchise War 235
22. The Battle of His Life 251
23. End Game 265
24. London 278
25. Building a Monument 278
26. The American Invaders 299
27. The Final Struggle 311
Epilogue 322
Notes 325
Index 367

Illustrations follow pages 60 and 192| Named Book of the Year by the Illinois State Historical Society (2007). — Illinois State Historical Society
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John Franch is coauthor of An Illini Place: Building the University of Illinois Campus.

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