The History of the Standard Oil Company

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The History of the Standard Oil Company is a landmark work of investigative journalism that exposed the monopolistic practices of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil and helped spur early 20th-century antitrust reforms in the United States.

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instanceOf historical study
investigative journalism work
non-fiction book
aim analyze the power of industrial combinations
document the rise of Standard Oil
author Ida M. Tarbell
linked to: Ida Tarbell

Ida Minerva Tarbell
linked to: Ida Tarbell
bookPublicationYear 1904
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs landmark work of investigative journalism
focusesOnPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
genre muckraking journalism
hasPart Volume I: The History of the Standard Oil Company
Volume II: The History of the Standard Oil Company
historicalContext U.S. Progressive Era reform movement
impact contributed to the breakup of Standard Oil
strengthened the antitrust movement
influenced early 20th-century antitrust reforms in the United States
language English
literarySignificance classic of muckraking literature
landmark in investigative journalism
mediaType print
movement Progressive Era
notableFor exposing monopolistic practices of Standard Oil
influencing public opinion on trusts
numberOfVolumes 2
originalMagazine McClure’s Magazine
linked to: McClure's Magazine
originalPublicationForm magazine serial
portrays acquisition of competitors
business strategies of Standard Oil
predatory pricing
rebates and railroad rate discrimination
trust organization structure
publicationEndYear 1904
publicationStartYear 1902
publisher McClure, Phillips & Co.
relatedEvent Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States
relatedEventYear 1911
setting United States oil industry
subject John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
linked to: Standard Oil

antitrust law
corporate practices
monopolies
oil industry

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McClure's Magazine notableWorkPublished The History of the Standard Oil Company
The History of the Standard Oil Company hasPart Volume I: The History of the Standard Oil Company
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The History of the Standard Oil Company hasPart Volume II: The History of the Standard Oil Company
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