#Why Jay Gould was among the most hated men in Gilded Age America
“Why Jay Gould was among the most hated men in Gilded Age America” Born in poverty in 1836, Jay Gould became one of the richest men in Gilded Age America but had few admirers. This was mostly because the Wall Street financier would do anything to make a buck: flouting laws, manipulating stocks, bribing officials, backstabbing…