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
exposé
work of investigative journalism
aimedAt general reading public
associatedWith American reform journalism
author Ida Tarbell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalOf laissez-faire regulation of big business
describes formation of the Standard Oil trust
strategies used to eliminate competition
firstPublicationPeriod 1902–1904
focusesOn Standard Oil’s acquisition of competitors
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
foundational text in business history
impactOn Progressive Era reform movement
antitrust sentiment in the United States
influenced later muckraking journalists
subsequent antitrust literature
language English
literaryPeriod Progressive Era literature
movement Progressive Era NERFINISHED
notableFor detailed exposé of Standard Oil’s business practices
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 NERFINISHED
Standard Oil Company NERFINISHED
antitrust
corporate power in the United States
monopolies
timePeriodDescribed early 20th century
late 19th century
typeOfWork historical and economic analysis
volumeCount 2

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