The History of the Standard Oil Company

The History of the Standard Oil Company

Infobox Book
name = The History of the Standard Oil Company
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption =
author = Ida Tarbell
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = USA
language = English
series =
subject = Standard Oil Company
genre =
publisher = McClure, Phillips and Co.
publish_date = 1904
english_release_date =
media_type =
pages =
isbn = ISBN 978-0486428215
oclc =
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"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.

The original book was a two volume hardcover set. A briefer paperback edition was also released later.

External links

* [http://www.history.rochester.edu/fuels/tarbell/MAIN.HTM Text of "The History of the Standard Oil Company"]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Standard Oil Company — Standard Oil Refinery No.1 in Cleveland, Ohio (1899) Die Standard Oil Company war bis zu ihrer Zerschlagung das größte Erdöl Raffinerie Unternehmen der Welt. Sie wurde von John D. Rockefeller gemeinsam mit einigen Geschäftspartnern (u.a. Henry M …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Standard Oil Company — Standard Oil Logo de Standard Oil Création 1870 Disparition 1911 Personnages clés John D. Rockefell …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Standard Oil Company and Trust — U.S. company and corporate trust that held a near monopoly over the U.S. oil industry from 1870 to 1911. The company originated in 1863, when John D. Rockefeller started a Cleveland, Ohio, refining firm, which, with other facilities, was… …   Universalium

  • Standard Oil — Création 1870 Disparition 1911 Fondateurs John D. Rockefeller Personnages clés John D. Rockefeller Henry M. Flagler …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Standard Oil of Iowa — Standard Oil Company of Iowa was created in 1885 as a subsidiary of the Standard Oil Trust to handle marketing along the Pacific Coast states of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, and Arizona. Though named for the midwestern state, it never… …   Wikipedia

  • Standard Oil — Infobox Company company name = Standard Oil company company type = Ohio Corporation (1870 1882), Business Trust (1882 1892), New Jersey Holding Company (1899 1911) [cite web |url=http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/rockefeller/bio2.htm… …   Wikipedia

  • Standard Oil of Kentucky — Droz, R.V., [http://www.us highways.com/sohist.htm A History of the Standard Oil Company] 2004. Retrieved November 22, 2006.] Formation and early yearsThe Standard Oil Company of Kentucky was incorporated on October 8, 1886 under Kentucky laws.… …   Wikipedia

  • Standard Oil of Colorado — was chartered in Denver, CO in 1922. It was eventually rechartered under the name Standard Oil Company of Colorado in 1927 and began to sell stock in 1930. Standard Oil of Colorado was simply a scam to cash in on the Standard Oil name, and owned… …   Wikipedia

  • Burmah Oil Company Ltd. — The Burmah Oil Company was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1896 by David Sime Cargill to develop oil interests on the Indian subcontinent. It became an early and major shareholder in British Petroleum, so restricted its downstream interests to… …   Wikipedia

  • History of New Jersey — Colonial period American Revolution …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”