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THE GREAT RACE FOR THE WESTERN STAKES 1870
Document D LET EN RIP RIVER CENTRAL GRIE R. R R. P. RR THE GREAT RACE FOR THE WESTERN STAKES ME Here, Cornelius Vanderbilt straddles his two railroads, the “Hudson River R.R.” and the “New York Central R.R.”, admonishing his competitor, “Now then Jim–No Jockeying You Know!” The dwarflike James Fisk, sitting astride the “Erie R.R.”, replies, “Let em rip Commodore!–But Dont Stop to Water or You’ll be Beat.” Document D
In the cartoon above, who do the two men represent? What are they doing?
What are the two men talking about?
What is the artist trying to say in the cartoon?
Does this cartoon indicate that Vanderbilt is a Captain of Industry or a Robber Baron?
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