Titan : The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

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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 1400077303
ISBN13 9781400077304
Number of pages 774
Original Title Titan : The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Published Date 1998
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dustjacket
Binding Paperback
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New york
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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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Weight 1.3 kg