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Tarbell meticulously documented the aggressive techniques standard oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way. One publication spearheading these exposes was mcclures magazine, and ida tarbell was the writer whose dramatic revelations eventually lead to effective regulation of the standard oil company. The history of the standard oil company hardpress classics 9781290714983. The woman that wrote an article and a book exposing the evils of the standard oil company is ida tarbell. Jan 06, 2020 her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. Yet tarbell s work is more than simply a monumental piece of reporting. Thanks amazon for making these original sources available. Tarbell 18571944 the history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. The articles also helped to define a growing trend to investigation. Rockefeller, random reminiscences of men and events, 1909 pub. In one version of the investigations origin story, the account preferred by john d. The history of the standard oil company full text ida tarbell. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of the standard oil company.
The history of the standard oil company, originally a serial that ran in mcclures, is one of the most thorough accounts of the rise of a business monopoly and its use of unfair practices. The history of the standard oil company is listed number five among the top 100 works of twentiethcentury american journalism by the new york times in 1999. Her story, serialized by mcclures in 1902 and 1903, tells. To the right of the photograph is a portion of the headline the history of the standard oil company, as well as a portion of the mcclures magazine header, both from page 3 of the magazines november 1902 issue.
The history of standard oil by ida tarbell, volume 1 length. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian magazine. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, 1904.
Ida tarbell helped transform journalism by introducing what is called today investigative journalism. Your way of doing business gave people no choice but to buy from standard oil, and im glad that your monopoly was broken off. Her father, frank tarbell, spent years building oil storage tanks but began to. Tarbells the history of the standard oil company was first serialized in mcclures magazine starting in 1902 and then published as a bestselling book in 1904. Jul 05, 2012 ida minerva tarbell was born in 1857, in a log cabin in hatch hollow, in western pennsylvanias oil region. Ida minerva tarbell has 124 books on goodreads with 1889 ratings. Yet tarbells work is more than simply a monumental piece of reporting. Your way of doing business gave people no choice but to buy from standard oil. The panic of 1857 hit the tarbell family hard as banks collapsed and the tarbells lost their savings. Madame muckraker american experience official site pbs. Ida tarbell, investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american industry, best known for her classic the history of the standard oil company 1904, which helped define the trend to investigation, expose, and crusading in liberal journals of the day that came to be known as muckraking. The history of the standard oil company work by tarbell britannica. The history of standard oil by ida tarbell free audio book. Ida tarbell demonstrated what such journalism could really.
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The history of the standard oil company complete, volumes. Born in pennsylvania, tarbell grew up with the oil industry, and became acquainted with the unfair tactics often employed by rockefellers standard oil. Her story, serialized by mcclures in 1902 and 1903, tells the history of john d. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell. Originally serialized in 19 parts in mcclures magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts. Conway and daniel yergin, tarbells book the history of the standard oil company was an investigative journalism masterpiece which was also united states single most influential business story ever published. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, mcclures magazine, 19021904. Rockefeller, the richest figure in americas history.
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Ida tarbell and the spirit of reform belt magazine. Publication date 1904 topics standard oil company publisher new york. Tarbell 18571944 was a leading american journalist and muckraker. Tarbell was a teacher and journalist who was born in erie county, pennsylvania on november.
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