
The History of the Standard Oil Company
By Ida M. TarbellLength31h 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.
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GenreBusiness and Economics
Length31 hrs 12 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
13CHAPTER NINE THE FIGHT FOR THE SEABOARD PIPE-LINE
2CHAPTER ONE THE BIRTH OF AN INDUSTRY
14CHAPTER TEN CUTTING TO KILL
3CHAPTER TWO THE RISE OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
15CHAPTER ELEVEN THE WAR ON THE REBATE
4CHAPTER THREE THE OIL WAR OF 1872
16CHAPTER TWELVE THE BUFFALO CASE
5CHAPTER FOUR “AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE”
17CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY AND POLITICS
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6CHAPTER FIVE LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A TRUST
18CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE BREAKING UP OF THE TRUST
7CHAPTER SIX STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS
19CHAPTER FIFTEEN A MODERN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
8CHAPTER SEVEN THE CRISIS OF 1878
20CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE PRICE OF OIL
9CHAPTER EIGHT THE COMPROMISE OF 1880
21CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE LEGITIMATE GREATNESS OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
10APPENDIX (pt. 1)
22CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CONCLUSION
11APPENDIX (pt. 2)
23APPENDIX (pt. 1)
12APPENDIX (pt. 3)
24APPENDIX (pt. 2)