Based on this passage, why was the Taklimakan Desert considered a "wasteland?"
It was the easiest route to follow
The desert was said to be haunted by skeletons
It was used as a garbage dump.
People who traveled through the desert were not likely to survive,

In your opinion, which of these entrepreneurs--j.j. mcalester, frank phillips, e.w. marland, or robert s. kerr--was the most successful? why? keep in mind that there are different ideas of what “success” means. was the entrepreneur you chose successful because he made tons of money, because he developed new ideas, or because he used his wealth to others?