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Published in 1904, ida minerva tarbells the history of the standard oil company exposed rockefellers monopolistic tactics to the public, eventually resulting in the companys dismantling in 1911. The woman who took down standard oil ashley schwartz. Ida tarbell history of standard oil pdf global history blog. Ida tarbell hatte gehofft, dass ihre geschichte uber standard oil als historische. 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. Briefer version and ida tarbell was the writer whose dramatic revelations eventually lead to effective regulation of. The history of the standard oil company unexpurgated edition halcyon classics kindle edition by tarbell, ida m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She was born november 5, 1857 in erie pennsylvania. The history of the standard oil company is a 1904 book by journalist ida tarbell. The house she lived in in easton became a national historic landmark in 1993.
Michigan daily digital archives february 23 1961 vol 71. Other articles where the history of the standard oil company is discussed. Quotes by ida tarbell, muckraking journalist whose writing helped break up the standard oil company. November 1857 in hatch hollow in erie county, pennsylvania. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. The question i had before i started reading ida tarbells 1904 the history of standard oil was whether john d. Excerpts from the history of the standard oil company by ida m. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of the standard oil company unexpurgated edition halcyon classics. 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.
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Tarbell grew up around the pennsylvania oil industry, where her father suffered from, and protested, john d. The history of the standard oil company 2 volumes in 1. The history of the standard oil company clovis municipal school. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The history of the standard oil company is published november, 1902 october, 1904 tarbells book is serialized over a course of two years in mcclures magazine. The unabridged edition, long out of print, of ida tarbells studyexpose 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. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, mcclures magazine, 19021904. The history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. The history of the standard oil company ida minerva. Her story, serialized by mcclures in 1902 and 1903, tells. Here we present the first of a threepart look at this. Rockefellers standard oil company, a monolith that she would later accuse of business tactics that put smaller oil companies, including her fathers, out of business, per wikipedia. The history of the standard oil company published by mcclure, phillips and co.
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Muckraking journalism emerged at the end of the 19th century largely in response to the excesses of the gilded age, and ida tarbell was one of the most famous of the muckrakers. Documentary film project ida tarbell and standard oil duration. Mcclure the history of the standard oil company ive been grappling with what made ida tarbell so good since about 1983, when i was appointed executive director of. The history of the standard oil company, volume 1 the history of the standard oil company, ida minerva tarbell. History of standard oil company by ida minerva tarbell. Tarbell s 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. Many similar accounts followed lloydsthe most definitive being ida tarbells 1904 history of the standard oil company, ranked by a survey of leading journalists as one of the five greatest works of journalism in the 20th century. Ida tarbell biography facts, childhood, family life. She is a former faculty member of the humanist institute.
Rockefeller and the standard oil company, well researched and written by the fist muckraker, investigative journalist ida tarbell. This antitrust regulation against a company that controlled 90% of oil production in the usa was partly influenced by the research work of a woman journalist, ida tarbell, author of the history of standard oil company. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. Originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, the book is a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large.
Her expose on the company, considered to be one of the first examples of. A leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1904 work a history of standard oil. Rockefeller joined forces with some partners, bringing standard oil together with other businesses to form a trust called the south improvement company. Jacob riis early 1900s muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the u. What kansas did to the standard oil company mcclures magazineoctober, 1905 what the days work means to me bookmanmarch, 1916 a little look at the people. She entered allegheny college, majored in biology, and then returned to titusville, where she had lived before college, and studied. Rockefeller, random reminiscences of men and events, 1909 pub. The history of the standard oil company download ebook. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. Ida tarbell was an american journalist whose investigative reporting led to the breakup of the standard oil companys monopoly.
I have become enthralled with the progressive movement, which started in the 1890s, being illuminate largely by. It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon john d. Standard oil company has been under investigation by the. The history of the standard oil company ida tarbell pdf all. Mcclure, ida tarbell, and the magazine that rewrote america, stephanie gorton weaves an entertaining history of this important journal and the people responsible. The history of the standard oil company is one of the most thorough accounts of the rise of the business monopoly and its corrupt practices. Starting in 1902, tarbell s articles about standard oil were serialized published in a series of installments inmcclures magazine.
Ida tarbell had a father working in the oil industry and noticed a change in his oil business. What the standard oil company did to kansas mcclures magazineseptember, 1905 kansas and the standard oil company. However at that time, she wasnt able to distinguish her fathers failure and the power of the standard oil company. Rockefeller joined forces with some partners, bringing. Written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904, the history of the standard oil company was an expose of the standard oil company, run at that time by oil tycoon john d.
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