The history of the standard oil company 1904 edition. Ida minerva tarbell 18571944 is remembered today as a muckraking journalist. The articles also helped to define a growing trend to investigation. Tarbell set her sights on what would become the history of the standard oil company, a 19part series and book. Other articles where the history of the standard oil company is discussed. Its interesting to read through this book, adapted from the famous series of articles for mcclures magazine. The history of the standard oil company belt revivals by tarbell, ida and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tarbell was a teacher and journalist who was born in erie county, pennsylvania on november.
Rockefeller and standard oilpaperback all in the days work. History of standard oil company by ida minerva tarbell goodreads. Ida tarbell wrote a very informative, welldocumented history of the oil boom that erupted in hardscrabble northwestern pennsylvania in the 1860s. Written in 1904 by ida mae tarbell, a wellknown muckraker journalist of the early 20th century thats a good thing, by the way, this book describes the start of the oil industry and its eventual demise as a competitive industry due to the antics of a consortium led by john d. Media in category the history of the standard oil company book the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon john d. The history of the standard oil company work by tarbell.
Standard oil company was eventually broken up under antitrust laws. The history of the standard oil company clovis municipal school. The history of the standard oil company, originally a serial that ran in mcclures, is one of the most thorough accounts of the rise of a business monopoly and its use of unfair practices. The history of the standard oil company is a 1904 book by journalist ida tarbell. The author documents the shenanigans and skulduggery of john d.
Originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, the book is a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. The history of the standard oil company by ida minerva tarbell, 1904, mcclure, phillips edition. Tarbell 1857 1944 the history of the standard oil company is a book written by.
Rockefeller, a greedy oil entrepreneur who at one point in history virtually cornered the petroleum market. David mark chalmers tarbells story, serialized by mcclures from 1902 to. This work has been selected by scholars as being cul. The history of the standard oil company hardpress classics 9781290714983. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The woman that wrote an article and a book exposing the evils of the standard oil company is ida tarbell. A history of standard oil company new jersey 19501972 and exxon corporation 19721975 wall, bennett h.
The history of the standard oil company would be hailed as a landmark in the history of investigative journalism, as well as the most comprehensive study of the building of rockefellers oil empire. This is an abbreviated version of tarbells original history of the standard oil company, written in 1903 and later edited by david chambers in 1968. The history of the standard oil company book, 1966. Rockefeller, the richest figure in american history. It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon. The history of the standard oil company work by tarbell britannica. While thoroughly researched, the book is so full of tedious details and repetitions that it is difficult to keep track of who did what to whom. It provides a very detailed history of the standard oil companys history from inception to.