The History of the Standard Oil Company

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historical study investigative journalism work non-fiction book

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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Label	Occurrences
The History of the Standard Oil Company canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ida Minerva Tarbell NERFINISHED ⓘ
bookPublicationYear	1904 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Volume II: The History of the Standard Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	exposing monopolistic practices of Standard Oil ⓘ influencing public opinion on trusts ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	2 ⓘ
originalMagazine	McClure’s Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
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. NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEventYear	1911 ⓘ
setting	United States oil industry ⓘ
subject	John D. Rockefeller NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ antitrust law ⓘ corporate practices ⓘ monopolies ⓘ oil industry ⓘ

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Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (2)

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Ida Tarbell → notableWork → The History of the Standard Oil Company ⓘ

McClure's Magazine → notableWorkPublished → The History of the Standard Oil Company ⓘ