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Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:32 am to gazelles
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JP Morgan spent over a year in the Azores when he was 15 to recover from rheumatic fever. Kind of a random spot for the mid 1800s.
It was pretty common back then for people to move to different, often rather exotic, locations in order to "treat" various illnesses.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:33 am to TheCaterpillar
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Sat next to him on a plane right after Katrina. Had a bit more "fairy" to him IRL than he does on camera FWIW. But he is one cool gay dude.
Shep Smith is the same way.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:36 am to Darth_Vader
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It was pretty common back then for people to move to different, often rather exotic, locations in order to "treat" various illnesses.
Do you know of some other famous people that did that? Kind of interesting to me.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:36 am to Byron Bojangles III
A friend of a friend was married to a great grandchild (I think) to the Vanderbilt's. She gets a $5k check every month from the family.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:49 am to gazelles
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Do you know of some other famous people that did that? Kind of interesting to me.
During that time? I'd have to do some digging. I can't think of any specific names other than FDR going to Warm Springs, GA in the 20's hoping that the waters there could cure the paralysis he suffered as a result of Polio.
I also believe it was common for people to travel out west to treat different breathing related aliments like tuberculosis. Doc Holliday is a prime example.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:51 am to Darth_Vader
Tender is the Night by F Scott Fitzgerald deals with this subject. The main character is a psychologist in Switzerland that takes wealthy patients from all over the world and his facility is like a retreat center.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:52 am to blkhawktiger
The Gilded Age.
The best part about these rich fricks is how clueless and tone deaf many of them became.
The best part about these rich fricks is how clueless and tone deaf many of them became.
This post was edited on 6/4/14 at 9:55 am
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:53 am to Darth_Vader
I've been to FDR's place in Warm Springs. Actually a pretty cool spot if you're in the area and haven't been.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:59 am to blkhawktiger
quote:Who are the main players in the world of cement/concrete? There has to be a large concentration of ga-zillionaires in that department.
He bought Carnegie Steel for $480 Million.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 10:08 am to blkhawktiger
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See Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers.
FTC/DOJ
Posted on 6/4/14 at 10:11 am to tigerpawl
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Who are the main players in the world of cement/concrete?
Not too many Americans.
Joseph Aspdin probably made a good bit inventing Portland cement in England.
The Lafarge brothers out of France made a ton in the 1800's and it still has the most plants in the world today.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 10:23 am to GaryMyMan
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I'd love to know what the present day heirs have left of these fortunes.
I'm fairly certain every Rockefeller are doing quiet well.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 10:36 am to Byron Bojangles III
Cool shite. I'm heading to Barnes & Noble in a bit to buy some books now 
Posted on 6/4/14 at 10:42 am to Byron Bojangles III
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As a result, he had few friends and was largely shunned by New York society, though he died a rich man.
Rich and poor have the same epithet, " and they died."
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:00 am to Cdawg
There is actually a documentary series that was done by history channel several years ago that looks into these families as well. Towards the end of the rockefeller episode, they interviewed some family at a large reunion and they said there is a small part of the family that is very wealthy today but most of them are your average people and they enjoy living like rockefellers for a couple days every few years at the reunion.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:11 am to Wasp
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but most of them are your average people
I bet my average and their averages are different levels. They aren't logging 40-50 hour work weeks for 50-60k a year like an average person. They may also portray that for security reasons too. Every 4th generation Rockefeller's are set up just nicely.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:23 am to Byron Bojangles III
what about bill gates back in the late 90s early 2000s? the inflation adjusted total of his would have been higher than $78.3B, think the actual was more than that.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:29 am to Darth_Vader
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Notice that all these men are from mostly the 18th & 19th centuries? The youngest of them was born in 1858 and the last of them died in 1937.
Back when this country flourished on entrepreneurship and individual effort.
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Posted on 6/4/14 at 11:30 am to kywildcatfanone
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Back when this country flourished on entrepreneurship and effort.
I'm sure you average Joe Blow in 1850 would totally agree
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