"Under the surface, the Rothschilds long had a powerful influence in dictating American financial laws. The law records show that they were powers in the old Bank of the United States [abolished by Andrew Jackson]." -Gustavus Myers, History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. III The History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. III (1910), by Gustavus Myers, is the final volume in the original edition of a trilogy that attempted to document the corruption and wrongdoing that enabled the creation of great fortunes in 19th century America. Volume III continued the history begun in Volume II of the great fortunes made from railroads, featuring extensive material on J. P. Morgan in relation to that category.