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A robber baron or robber knight (German Raubritter) was an unscrupulous feudal landowner who resorted to banditry while protected by his fief's legal status. Medieval robber barons robbed merchants, land travelers, and river traffic. They might rob cargoes, steal entire ships, or kidnap for ransom.
The businesses they made helped to make America prosperous. But they were robber barons too. They got monstrously rich, partly by somewhat shady practices. So these men did help America, but they did not always do so in nice ways.Therefore, they were both robber barons and captains of industry. kapokkid | High School Teacher | (Level 1) Educator Emeritus. Posted on. (Answer #4). I think Pohnpei has it pretty straight. don't think captains of industry and heroes of industry mean the same thing. A captain of industry is someone who is in charge, and dominant. That does not make someone a hero. Robber baron might be a stretch though.