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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
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Title: Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Author: Chernow, Ron
ISBN: 9780679438083
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher Description:
The landmark biography of a true American original -- and the first written since the opening of Rockefeller's papers -- masterfully rendered by the National Book Award-winning author of "The House of Morgan." John D. Rockefeller, Sr., -- history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty -- is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. "Titan" is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straightlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world's richest man by creating America's most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded 'the Octopus' by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America.
Author: Chernow, Ron
ISBN: 9780679438083
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher Description:
The landmark biography of a true American original -- and the first written since the opening of Rockefeller's papers -- masterfully rendered by the National Book Award-winning author of "The House of Morgan." John D. Rockefeller, Sr., -- history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dynasty -- is an icon whose true nature has eluded three generations of historians. "Titan" is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller's exceptionally rich trove of papers. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straightlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world's richest man by creating America's most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded 'the Octopus' by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America.
Critics charged that his empire was built on unscrupulous tactics: grand-scale collusion with the railroads, predatory pricing, industrial espionage, and wholesale bribery of political officials. The titan spent more than 30 years dodging investigations, until Teddy Roosevelt and his trustbusters embarked on a marathon crusade to bring Standard Oil to bay. While providing abundant new evidence of Rockefeller's misdeeds, Chernow discards the stereotype of the cold-blooded monster to sketch an unforgettably human portrait of a quirky eccentric original.
