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History of the Standard Oil Company

Book • 2015

Elizabeth Catte

Ida Tarbell's 'The History of the Standard Oil Company' is a seminal work of investigative journalism that chronicles the development of the oil industry in the United States and the monopolistic practices of Standard Oil. Originally published in 1904, it played a significant role in the eventual breakup of Standard Oil in 1911.

The book provides a detailed account of how Standard Oil dominated the oil industry through strategic business tactics and its impact on the economy and society.

Mentioned by

Jacob Goldstein

Michael Moynihan

Mentioned in 12 episodes

Mentioned by

Shane Parrish

as Ida Tarbell's multi-installment investigative series exposing Standard Oil's practices.

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Mentioned by

Zing Tsjeng

as a landmark of investigative journalism that had real consequences for Standard Oil.

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Mentioned by the narrator as a muckraker who exposed the corrupt practices of Standard Oil.

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im Zusammenhang mit Ida Tarbells investigativer Recherche über den Aufstieg und das Geschäftsgebaren von Standard Oil.

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Mentioned by

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as a business book written in 1905 that offers insights beyond current trends.

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Mentioned by

Jacob Goldstein

as the collected-book form of Ida Tarbell's McClure's series exposing Standard Oil, published in 1904.

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Mentioned by

Cory Doctorow

as Ida Tarbell's investigative bestseller that exposed John D. Rockefeller's abuses and helped destroy his empire.

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Mentioned by

Michael Moynihan

as an example of journalism from the early progressive era.

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Mentioned by

Cory Doctorow

as the seminal two‑volume exposé by Ida Tarbell that helped build public pressure against Standard Oil.

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Mentioned as the author of an influential book that turned popular opinion against Rockefeller.

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