About “The History of the Standard Oil Company”
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a 1904 non-fiction book by Ida Tarbell. It examines the Standard Oil Company, led by John D. Rockefeller, who was the richest person in American history. The book was originally published in nineteen parts in McClure's magazine. It is considered a key example of muckraking journalism, a style that exposed corruption and unethical business practices. The work influenced other journalists to investigate large corporations seeking monopolies. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- Published
- 1904