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HIST 301: The Historian's Craft (Schechter, Fall 2023)

Where can this project lead?

  • Why has this source persisted?
  • Why did the Germans reprint this?
    • Did the Germans reprint many such works?
  • How has this depiction changed over time?
  • What does this say about the collective memory of late 19th century industrialists in American culture/history?
  • How has this myth continued and shaped society?
    • "watering the stocks" "He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison."