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    The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2
    The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2
    The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2
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    The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2

    Written by Ida M. Tarbell

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitrust law in the 19th century) attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. The History of the Standard Oil Company was credited with hastening the breakup of Standard Oil, which came about in 1911. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

    Note: This reading does not include any of the Appendices.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2

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      Awesome perspective about the start of the commercial petroleum business relevant today as it was in yesteryear. Well written, extensively documented and insightful: