Cornelius 'The Commodore' Vanderbilt rose from nothing to build the biggest shipping and railroad empires in America,...

John D Rockefeller started out with one kerosene refinery in Cleveland, Ohio. Within 15 years it became the largest o...

Henry Ford was an American pioneer. He revolutionized the automobile, the assembly line production method, and brough...

J. Paul Getty made billions of dollars in the oil industry, rising to become the 'richest man in the world.' But at t...

Since 1802, the DuPont Company has supplied gunpowder to militaries worldwide. But when young Lammot DuPont pushed th...

Junius Morgan and son John Pierpont Morgan establish a financial empire through railroads, steel manufacturing and ba...

After graduating from Harvard, Joe Kennedy, the grandson of Irish immigrants, conquered Wall Street and Hollywood. Wh...

The Bushes are one of America's oldest families. They are known more for their genteel manners and success in busines...