The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in America's history. Originally serialized in 19 parts in McClure's magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large businesses that (in the absence of strong antitrust law in the 19th century) attempted to gain monopolies in various industries. The History of the Standard Oil Company was credited with hastening the breakup of Standard Oil, which came about in 1911. ( Summary by Wikipedia )
Note: This reading does not include any of the Appendices.
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Business & Economics, History
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | 01 - Chapter 9, The Fight For The Seaboard Pipeline | Tom Weiss |
00:58:57 |
| Play 02 | 02 - Chapter 10, Part One, Cutting To Kill | Tom Weiss |
00:33:39 |
| Play 03 | 03 - Chapter 10, Part Two, Cutting To Kill | Tom Weiss |
00:27:53 |
| Play 04 | 04 - Chapter 11, The War On The Rebate | Tom Weiss |
00:52:23 |
| Play 05 | 05 - Chapter 12, The Buffalo Case | Tom Weiss |
00:47:25 |
| Play 06 | 06 - Chapter 13, The Standard Oil Company and Politics | Tom Weiss |
00:36:45 |
| Play 07 | 07 - Chapter 14. The Breaking Up Of The Trust | Tom Weiss |
00:58:08 |
| Play 08 | 08 - Chapter 15. Part One, A Modern War For Independence | Tom Weiss |
00:42:36 |
| Play 09 | 09 - Chapter 15. Part Two, A Modern War For Independence | Tom Weiss |
00:28:06 |
| Play 10 | 10 - Chapter 16, Part One, The Price of Oil | Tom Weiss |
00:43:23 |
| Play 11 | 11 - Chapter 16, Part Two, The Price of Oil | Tom Weiss |
00:37:50 |
| Play 12 | 12 - Chapter 17, The Legitmate Greatness of the Standard Oil Company | Tom Weiss |
00:49:38 |
| Play 13 | 13 - Chapter 18, Conclusion | Tom Weiss |
01:17:19 |