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The History of Standard Oil: Volume 1

The History of Standard Oil: Volume 1

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Number of Chapters: 15

Length: 9 hours and 25 minutes

Language: English

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. ( Summary by Wikipedia )

Note: This reading does not include any of the 36 Appendices.

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01- Preface and Chapter 1, Part 1 (Tom Weiss)
02 - Chapter 1, Part 2 (Tom Weiss)
03 - Chapter 2, Part 1 - The Rise of The Standard Oil Company (Tom Weiss)
04 - Chapter 2, Part 2, The Rise of The Standard Oil Company (Tom Weiss)
05 - Chapter 3, Part 1 - The Oil War of 1872 (Tom Weiss)
06 - Chapter 3, Part 2 - The Oil War of 1872 (Tom Weiss)
07 - Chapter 4, Part 1 - An Unholy Alliance (Tom Weiss)
08 - Chapter 4, Part 2 - An Unholy Alliance (Tom Weiss)
09 - Chapter 5, Part 1 - Laying The Foundations Of A Trust (Tom Weiss)
10 - Chapter 5, Part 2 - Laying The Foundations Of A Trust (Tom Weiss)
11 - Chapter 6, Part 1 - Strengthening The Foundations (Tom Weiss)
12 - Chapter 6, Part 2 - Strengthening The Foundations (Tom Weiss)
13 - Chapter 7, Part 1 - The Crisis of 1878 (Tom Weiss)
14 - Chapter 7, Part 2 - The Crisis of 1878 (Tom Weiss)
15 - Chapter 8, The Compromise of 1880 (Tom Weiss)
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