Ida minerva tarbell has 124 books on goodreads with 1857 ratings. The history of the standard oil company muckraker farm. Tarbells devastating work provides a vivid account of the roughandtumble nature of business around the turn of the century. Ida tarbell, the history of the standard oil company. That is, its business has come to be a legitimate excuse. The result, ida tarbell s magazine series the history of the standard oil company, would not only change the history of journalism, but also the fate of rockefellers empire, shaken by the.
The history of the standard oil company is an expose of the standard oil company, run at that time by oil tycoon john d. Ida tarbell was a muckraking journalist whose book on the standard oil company helped bring about its breakup. Her story, serialized by mcclures in 1902 and 1903, tells. The history of the standard oil company is listed number five among the top 100 works of twentiethcentury american journalism by the new york times in 1999. Rockefeller, the richest figure in americas history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of the standard oil company. The history of the standard oil company, her most important work, was published in 1. New york university placed her book, the history of the standard oil company, at no. This is an abbreviated version of tarbells original history of the standard oil company, written in 1903 and later edited by david chambers in 1968. The house she lived in in easton became a national historic landmark in 1993.
Selected ida tarbell quotations sacredness of human life. In 1892 the ohio supreme court ordered the trust dissolved, but it effectively continued to operate from headquarters in new york city. Ida tarbell november 5, 1857january 6, 1944 was a critic of corporate power and muckraking journalist. The history of the standard oil company vol 2 classic.
Ida tarbell wrote a book about rockefellers monopoly over the oil business. Nov 30, 2011 ida tarbell s the history of the standard oil company helped fuel the fire for oil strikes, instigated a 93footlong petition for a free pipeline bill and inspiration of the public to educate themselves about how the standard oil company worked and its scandalsconspiracies. She was right, however, about rockefellers power and ruthlessness, and his willingness to bribe legislators and drive competitors out of business. In it she revealed the many unfair business practices of standard oil and owner john rockefeller. Tarbell grew up around the pennsylvania oil industry, where her father suffered from, and protested, john d. It exposed the corrupt standard oil company, monopoly, and trust. The history of the standard oil company progressiveeradotcom. The series, which later became a book, is considered one of the great.
Winkle is an associate professor of history at the. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, mcclures magazine, 19021904. Muckrakers such as ida tarbell started writing articles for newspapers as a way to express how corrupt business, health, and government was to suggest change in their society. The history of the standard oil company remains a classic of investigative reporting, and tarbells legacy as a someone who took seriously the credo that journalists should afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted lives on. I was not a writer, and i knew it, ida tarbell declared once, recalling her beginnings in journalism.
Excerpts from the nineteen installments published by mcclures magazine. One publication spearheading these exposes was mcclures magazine, and ida tarbell was the writer whose dramatic revelations eventually lead to effective regulation of the standard oil company. Her story, serialized by mcclures in 1902 and 1903, tells the history of john d. Originally serialized in 19 parts in mcclures magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts. The expose resulted in federal action and, eventually, the breakup of the standard oil company of new jersey under the 1911 sherman. In 1870 he established the standard oil company of ohio and embarked upon a strategy of buying up rivals and consolidating all oil refining under one company. Books by ida minerva tarbell author of history of standard. History of standard oil excerpt global history blog.
During the 1900s, muckrakers were born and raised in this time period. Ida minerva tarbells most popular book is history of standard oil company. Rockefeller the richest figure in americas history. Excerpted, and images added, by the national humanities center, research. Nov 10, 2019 ida tarbell is best known for the twovolume work, originally nineteen articles for mcclures, on john d. In 1999, when nyus department of journalism ranked important works of journalism from the 20th century, ida tarbells. The history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. Originally serialized in 19 parts in mcclures magazine, the book was a seminal example of muckraking, and. The history of the standard oil company grew to be a nineteenpart series, published between november 1902 and october 1904. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, 1904. It also sparked investigations in the railroad industry, the poor treatment of railroad workers. Tarbell s the history of the standard oil company was first serialized in mcclures magazine starting in 1902 and then published as a bestselling book in 1904. In standard oil ida tarbell wrote in her history of the standard oil company 1904, you could argue its existence from its effects, but you could not prove it. A female journalist was not common at the turn of the twentieth century, especially not one who muckraked or scandalized industry.
Excerpts from the history of the standard oil company by ida m. From mcclures excerpts, tarbell published the two volume history of standard oil in 1904. Ida tarbell, excerpts from the articles on standard oil that appeared in. Written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904, the history of the standard oil company was an expose of the standard oil company, run at that time by oil tycoon john d. While thoroughly researched, the book is so full of tedious details and repetitions that it is difficult to keep track of who did what to whom. In 1902 and 1903, muckraking journalist ida tarbell published a series of articles in.
One of mcclures muckrakers, ida tarbell changed the oil business in america. Rockefeller, random reminiscences of men and events, 1909. Rockefeller, random reminiscences of men and events, 1909 pub. A short while later, president theodore roosevelt used. Book by ida tarbell originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, 1904. Below is a portion of her work, which was eventually adapted from the mcclures articles into a fulllength book. Ida tarbells the history of the standard oil company helped fuel the fire for oil strikes, instigated a 93footlong petition for a free pipeline bill and inspiration of the public to educate themselves about how the standard oil company worked and its scandalsconspiracies. Originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, the book is a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large. Jan 06, 2020 her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. The history of the standard oil company remains a classic of investigative reporting, and tarbell s legacy as a someone who took seriously the credo that journalists should afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted lives on. Tarbell is remembered for her muckraking journalism and her expose of the standard oil company.
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The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell. 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 articles also helped to define a growing trend to investigation, read more. History of standard oil company by ida minerva tarbell. This excerpt is taken from pages 168178 of the original work, which was originally published in mcclures magazine.
I knew i never should be one in the high sense which i then and still more now give to that. A journalistic masterpiece american experience official. Tarbell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rockefeller and his oil interests, titled the history of the standard oil company and published in 1904. Rockefeller was able to transform standard oil into the behemoth monopoly it became just because he had the sharpest elbows in the room or because he truly committed illegal activities. Tarbell meticulously documented the aggressive techniques standard oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way. Ida tarbell was an american journalist whose investigative reporting led to the breakup of the standard oil companys monopoly. An excerpt from ida tarbells series, the history of the standard oil. The history of the standard oil company published by mcclure, phillips and co. It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon john d. Search the history of over 432 billion web pages on the internet. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. The history of the standard oil company, originally a serial that ran in mcclures, is one of the most thorough accounts of the rise of a business monopoly and its use of unfair practices. Brief biography and bibliography ida tarbell allegheny.
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