The History of the Standard Oil Company
By Ida M. Tarbell
Length31h 12m
About this audiobook
This muckraking classic, which eventually led to effective regulation of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, was the inaugural work for crusading journalists whose mission was to expose corruption in politics and big business.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length31 hrs 12 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
2CHAPTER ONE THE BIRTH OF AN INDUSTRY
3CHAPTER TWO THE RISE OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
4CHAPTER THREE THE OIL WAR OF 1872
5CHAPTER FOUR “AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE”
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6CHAPTER FIVE LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A TRUST
7CHAPTER SIX STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS
8CHAPTER SEVEN THE CRISIS OF 1878
9CHAPTER EIGHT THE COMPROMISE OF 1880
10APPENDIX (pt. 1)
11APPENDIX (pt. 2)
12APPENDIX (pt. 3)
13CHAPTER NINE THE FIGHT FOR THE SEABOARD PIPE-LINE
14CHAPTER TEN CUTTING TO KILL
15CHAPTER ELEVEN THE WAR ON THE REBATE
16CHAPTER TWELVE THE BUFFALO CASE
17CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY AND POLITICS
18CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE BREAKING UP OF THE TRUST
19CHAPTER FIFTEEN A MODERN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
20CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE PRICE OF OIL
21CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE LEGITIMATE GREATNESS OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
22CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CONCLUSION
23APPENDIX (pt. 1)
24APPENDIX (pt. 2)
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