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The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitrust law in the 19th century) attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. The History of the Standard Oil Company was credited with hastening the breakup of Standard Oil, which came about in 1911.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length9 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byTom Weiss
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
9Chapter 15 - a Modern War for Independence, Pt. 1
2Chapter 9 - the Fight for the Seaboard Pipeline
10Chapter 15 - a Modern War for Independence, Pt. 2
3Chapter 10 - Cutting to Kill, Pt. 1
11Chapter 16 - the Price of Oil, Pt. 1
4Chapter 10 - Cutting to Kill, Pt. 2
12Chapter 16 - the Price of Oil, Pt. 2
5Chapter 11 - the War on the Rebate
13Chapter 17 - the Legitmate Greatness of the Standard Oil Company
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6Chapter 12 - the Buffalo Case
14Chapter 18 - Conclusion, Pt. 1
7Chapter 13 - the Standard Oil Company and Politics
15Chapter 18 - Conclusion, Pt. 2
8Chapter 14 - the Breaking up of the Trust
16Closing Credits
