The History of the Standard Oil Company: Briefer Version
This muckraking classic, which eventually led to regulation of the Standard Oil Company, was the inaugural work for crusading journalists whose mission was to expose corruption and abuse during the early 20th century. The history combined descriptions of John D. Rockefeller's business practices with his personal characteristics, creating an image of a cunning and ruthless person.
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This reprint of the briefer version of a book that was originally serialized by McClure's Magazine from 1902 to 1904 recounts the history of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, the first major industrial monopoly in the US. The story, which became a model for investigative journalists, explores corporate abuses perpetrated by the company. This is an unabridged republication of the Harper Torchbook edition originally published by Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated, New York, 1966. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
IntroductionxiiiAbout the EditorxxiNotexxiiAuthor's Prefacexxiii1.The Birth of an Industry12.The Rise of the Standard Oil Company223.The Oil War of 1872344."An Unholy Alliance"465.Laying the Foundations of a Trust566.Strengthening the Foundations717.The Crisis of 1878838.The Compromise of 1880949.The Fight for the Seaboard Pipe-Line10010.Cutting to Kill11011.The War on the Rebate12512.The Buffalo Case13713.The Standard Oil Company and Politics209
