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Published in 1904, ida tarbell s the history of the standard oil company exposed rockefellers monopolistic tactics to the public, eventually resulting in the companys dismantling in 1911. Ida tarbell was one of the few willing to hold him accountable. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. 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. The mcclures magazine journalist was an investigative reporting pioneer. Publication date 1904 topics standard oil company publisher new york. History of standard oil company by ida minerva tarbell. It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon john d. Tarbell 18571944 was a leading american journalist and muckraker. Her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904.
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