pt. 1 The era of brass knuckles : Noon -- Primitives -- Bold new talents -- The wars of the Troglodytes -- He was always kind to the poor -- Wreckage. -- pt. 2 Rise of the colossi : Rockefeller I -- Carnegie -- The first harassments -- Rulers of Chicago -- Monarchs of the far west. -- pt. 3 The era of frenzied finance : Standard Oil in full power -- The steel trust -- The copper-plated kings -- Tom Lawson and the system. -- pt. 4 New giants appear : The rise of Charlie Schwab -- The last railroad war -- Henry Ford's new era -- Mr. Mellon -- Insull the false Midas. -- pt. 5 Dynastic succession : The Du Ponts -- The Guggenheims -- The last mogul. -- pt. 6 What they did with it : Elegances and bequests.