The Titanic may have been the pride of the British Empire, but behind it was the rising U.S. global economic empire. The White Star Line was actually owned by International Mercantile Marine, a trust whose largest owner was J.P. Morgan, the leading capitalist of the time. He organized many of the trusts that grew out of that era. Morgan was diverted from sailing on the maiden voyage by business matters. He might also have gone down with the ship. As it was, he died around a year later. More
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