American History Teachers' Collaborative
Focus Workshop

Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, & Ford: Shaping a Nation through Capitalism

ahtc logo

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 Welcome and breakfast
8:30 – 10:30 H.W. Brands, "The Rise of the Moguls - Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, and Ford"
10:30 - 11:00
Break & book signing of American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900
11:00 – 11:40

Session 1: Choose from one of the following:

  • discussion session with Dr. Brands
  • documentary clips from Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel

11:40 - 12:20 Lunch
12:20 - 1:00

Session 2: Choose from one of the following:

  • discussion session with Dr. Brands
  • documentary clips from J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street
1:00 - 1:15 Break
1:15 - 2:30 Dr. Mark Leff, "On Rockefeller and Morgan in Building America, Inc."
2:30 - 2:45 Break
2:45 - 4:00 Dr. Andrew Hartman, "How to Think About Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford"

4:00 - 4:30 Closing remarks and evaluations

Back to AHTC homepage