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pp. 774, b/w illustrations, ” Ron Chernow, whose previous books have taken on the Morgan and Warburg financial empires, now turns his attention to the patriarch of the Rockefeller dynasty. John D. was history’s first recorded billionaire and one of the most controversial public figures in America at the turn of the 20th century. Standard Oil–which he always referred to as the result of financial “cooperation,” never as a “cartel” or a “monopoly”–controlled at its peak nearly 90 percent of the United States oil industry. Rockefeller drew sharp criticism, as well as the attention of federal probes, for business practices like underpricing his competitors out of the market and bribing politicians to secure his dominant market share. “
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| ISBN | 0679438084 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780679438083 | |
| Number of pages | 774 | |
| Original Title | Titan : The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. | |
| Published Date | 1998 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Mississauga | |
| Edition | Second | |
| Category: | History | |
| Author: | Ron Chernow | |
| Publishers: | Limited, Random House of Canada |
pp. 774, b/w illustrations, ” Ron Chernow, whose previous books have taken on the Morgan and Warburg financial empires, now turns his attention to the patriarch of the Rockefeller dynasty. John D. was history’s first recorded billionaire and one of the most controversial public figures in America at the turn of the 20th century. Standard Oil–which he always referred to as the result of financial “cooperation,” never as a “cartel” or a “monopoly”–controlled at its peak nearly 90 percent of the United States oil industry. Rockefeller drew sharp criticism, as well as the attention of federal probes, for business practices like underpricing his competitors out of the market and bribing politicians to secure his dominant market share. “
| Weight | 1.4 kg |
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