#73 - PIRATES OF THE CONSTITUTION: History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. 1
Subliminal Jihad
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How Did Astor Fare?
Eo: Astor profited richly from his monopolies. His monopoly of furs on the west was made a basis for the creation of other monopolies. While astor was setting about making himself the richest and largest landowner in the country, gerard aimed at being a great city, not a great rural landlord. He said he wanted to be yellow bridge between these two worlds where, you know, we have a sort of minorial gentry with patroons but also landlords who can act their own price. Eo: The very definition of 'landlord' is heightened and enforced by the solid agrarian laws that govern us today. And now, ik
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