The History of the Standard Oil Company (book about Standard Oil authored by her)
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"The History of the Standard Oil Company" is Ida Tarbell’s landmark 1904 exposé that detailed the monopolistic practices of John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil and became a foundational work of investigative journalism and the Progressive Era reform movement.
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| instanceOf |
book
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exposé ⓘ work of investigative journalism ⓘ |
| aimedAt | general reading public ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American reform journalism ⓘ |
| author | Ida Tarbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticalOf | laissez-faire regulation of big business ⓘ |
| describes |
formation of the Standard Oil trust
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strategies used to eliminate competition ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPeriod | 1902–1904 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Standard Oil’s acquisition of competitors
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Standard Oil’s market dominance in the oil industry ⓘ Standard Oil’s use of rebates and preferential railroad rates ⓘ |
| genre | muckraking journalism ⓘ |
| hasForm | two-volume edition ⓘ |
| hasLegacyAs |
classic of investigative reporting
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foundational text in business history ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Progressive Era reform movement
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antitrust sentiment in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
later muckraking journalists
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subsequent antitrust literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Progressive Era literature ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed exposé of Standard Oil’s business practices
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influence on public opinion about monopolies ⓘ role in development of investigative journalism ⓘ |
| originalMagazine | McClure's Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | magazine serial ⓘ |
| portrays | John D. Rockefeller as emblematic of corporate monopoly power ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1904 ⓘ |
| publisher | McClure, Phillips & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCourtCase | Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | breakup of Standard Oil ⓘ |
| setting | United States oil industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
John D. Rockefeller
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Standard Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ antitrust ⓘ corporate power in the United States ⓘ monopolies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | historical and economic analysis ⓘ |
| volumeCount | 2 ⓘ |
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