Written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904, The History of the Standard Oil Company was an expos of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D.
Trusts were large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitru.
Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure\'s magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking (known today as "investigative journalism") and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts.
Rockefeller, the richest figure in America\'s history.
Written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904, The History of the Standard Oil Company was an expos of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D