The History of the Standard Oil Company by Ida M. Tarbell

THE HISTORY OF STANDARD OIL is an influential early history of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. Considered to be a muckraking exposé, the history was originally serialized in McClure's Magazine in 1904. Tarbell worked to expose the abuses and unethical practices which Rockefeller used to bully other companies out of business, and is credited with contributing to the breakup of the company in 1911 and inspiring similar muckraking efforts. This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.