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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

Michael Moynihan

Mentioned in 6 episodes

Mentioned by

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as a landmark of investigative journalism that had real consequences for 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

Michael Moynihan

as an example of journalism from the early progressive era.

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Recommended by

Cory Doctorow

as an investigative history of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company.

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

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

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Mentioned by

Cory Doctorow

as a muckraking series that helped create the political will to break up the Standard Oil Company.

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