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🗓️ 8 June 2023
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JP Morgan steps in to stave off the hostile takeover of a railroad, leading him on a quest to clean up the ever-expanding and increasingly corrupt industry and consolidate power.
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0:23.0 | It's summer 1869 in rural Nebraska. |
0:27.0 | 32-year-old J.P. Morgan, who goes by his middle name Pierpont, sits in a train carriage with his wife Fanny. |
0:34.0 | Both stare through the window at the awe-inspiring landscape. |
0:38.0 | The first transcontinental railroad has just been completed and Pierpont and his family are among the first to enjoy a new phenomenon, |
0:45.0 | a trip to the west coast without leaving the comfort and safety of a train carriage. |
0:50.0 | But when the train begins to slow and then comes to a stop, leaving the comfort of the carriage is all Pierpont wants to do. |
0:57.0 | Fanny, I think we're stopping for water. |
1:00.0 | Let's get out so we can say we stood on the great plains. |
1:07.0 | Pierpont opens the door to his carriage, jumps down to the ground outside and turns to help his wife. |
1:12.0 | Then the two stand hand in hand, gazing out and wander at the vast open grassland. |
1:18.0 | After a moment, Fanny points into the distance where she sees a group of natives on horseback. |
1:23.0 | Oh, Pierpont over there, look. Well, I'll be. Who are they? |
1:27.0 | Probably the tribe that lives here, I think they're at the Pawnee. |
1:31.0 | As Pierpont and Fanny look on, the natives swing around and head in the direction of the train. |
1:36.0 | Oh, are they friendly Pierpont? I'm certain they are, otherwise the driver wouldn't have stopped. |
1:42.0 | The Morgan's watch has the Pawnee's come closer and Pierpont begins to grow alarmed when he sees their arm not just with bows and arrows and rifles, too. |
1:51.0 | I think we should get back on board just in case. Let me give you a hand. |
1:56.0 | Pierpont helps Fanny back into the carriage and then looks back over his shoulder. |
2:00.0 | The Pawnee's have kicked their horses into a gallop and are approaching fast. |
2:04.0 | Pierpont, come on, quick, get inside. |
2:08.0 | Pierpont scrambles up into the train and shuts the carriage door behind him. |
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