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America's First Multimillionaire

Name: America's First Multimillionaire
Uploaded: 2017-06-24
Duration: 169367
Description: In 1828, John Jacob Astor built a trading post on the Missouri River. Business was so profitable that it only took four decades for Astor to become America's first multimillionaire.

In 1828, John Jacob Astor built a trading post on the Missouri River. Business was so profitable that it only took four decades for Astor to become America's first multimillionaire.

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