Duke Dynasty: The Legacy of the American Tobacco Monopoly, Part Two

Welcome to Episode 35 of the Preferred Shares Podcast.

This podcast is the second and final part on our series on the American Tobacco Company and the founding Duke family. Part One covered the founding of the family tobacco business, and then the unbelievable hardships the family endured and overcame during and after the Civil War to re-start the business.

We begin Part Two in 1890 with Buck Duke’s formation of the American Tobacco Company, which would become the dominant force in all the major forms of tobacco in the United States. We hope you enjoy.

* The Antitrust Act and Market Dynamics

* Antitrust Action Against American Tobacco Company

* The Supreme Court’s Ruling on ATC

* The Breakup of American Tobacco Company

* Buck Duke’s Legacy and Diversification

* The Impact of the Duke Endowment

* Counterfactuals and the Future of Tobacco

* Should We Celebrate Buck Duke?

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