Standard Oil - The Story of the Standard Oil Trust

The standard oil trust had been established on january second 18 82 with nine trustees that included john d. Rockefeller and his ther william, along with henry flagler. The pennsylvania oil industry was being eclipsed by oil fields in other states, including texas and california. At this point, ida tarbell's family was really struggling. She agreed to take on the story, working out the details with mc clure in europe while he vacationed there. It took two volumes, each of them more than 400 pages long.