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The History of the Standard Oil Company, Vol. I (in Two Volumes)

by Ida M. Tarbell

Investigating the rise of Standard Oil

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Investigating the rise of Standard Oil

Volume I traces the early oil industry alongside the growth of the Standard Oil Company, placing its business history within the broader development of American commerce and infrastructure. Tarbell’s account covers the 1872 “oil war,” the formation of the oil trust, and the first interstate commerce bill, connecting corporate expansion with the regulatory questions it raised. The unabridged volume offers a detailed historical study grounded in investigative journalism, with the company’s rise serving as a lens on business practices and public oversight.

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  • Readers interested in the history of American business and the oil industry.
  • Readers exploring investigative journalism and corporate power.
  • Readers seeking historical context for early debates about commerce and regulation.

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Oil industry historyCorporate powerInvestigative journalismBusiness regulation

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"In this era of financial crisis compounded, and even perhaps enabled, by a dearth of investigative reporting, it is valuable to go back in time to learn from the work of great journalists with the courage to have taken on avaricious corporations and irresponsible business practices. "Perhaps no book demands our attention and respect as much as the one now in your hands. The unabridged edition, long out of print, of Ida Tarbell's study/expose of the history of the Standard Oil Company is an American classic, a model of careful research, detailed analysis, clear expository writing, and social mission. It has been hailed as one of the top ten of journalism's greatest hits." In Volume I, Tarbell explores: - the birth of the oil industry - the rise of the Standard Oil Company - the "oil war" of 1872 - the beginnings of the oil trust - the first interstate commerce bill - and more. IDA MINERVA TARBELL (1857-1944) is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, thanks to this 1904 blockbuster expos
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