Read Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

Steve Weinberg

4.9/5 (24681 ratings)

Description:Investigative journalist Weinberg (Armand Hammer: The Untold Story) briskly recounts the story of the rise of the Standard Oil monopoly in the late 19th century and muckraking reporter Ida Tarbell's role in bringing it down. The book is a study in opposites: John D. Rockefeller used his enormous wealth to establish the staid, stable family life he had lacked as a youngster. Tarbell—raised in bourgeois stability, intellectually ravenous and interested in the women's movement from an early age —resisted women's traditional domestic role. Wishing to help address society's problems, Tarbell was lured into magazine writing, where she developed what Weinberg calls her trademark tone of controlled outrage. In her articles on Standard, published just after the turn of the 20th century in McClure's and then in book form, she amassed evidence that Rockefeller engaged in unfair competition and argued forcefully that all Americans should be concerned with business ethics. Her reporting helped create the modern genre of investigative journalism, and the author's brief references to Wal-Mart and contemporary journalism suggest that he hopes this engaging account—a likely pick for journalism classes—can help inspire more reporters to follow in Tarbell's footsteps.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil. To get started finding Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 336

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Release: 2009

ISBN: 0393335518

Description: Investigative journalist Weinberg (Armand Hammer: The Untold Story) briskly recounts the story of the rise of the Standard Oil monopoly in the late 19th century and muckraking reporter Ida Tarbell's role in bringing it down. The book is a study in opposites: John D. Rockefeller used his enormous wealth to establish the staid, stable family life he had lacked as a youngster. Tarbell—raised in bourgeois stability, intellectually ravenous and interested in the women's movement from an early age —resisted women's traditional domestic role. Wishing to help address society's problems, Tarbell was lured into magazine writing, where she developed what Weinberg calls her trademark tone of controlled outrage. In her articles on Standard, published just after the turn of the 20th century in McClure's and then in book form, she amassed evidence that Rockefeller engaged in unfair competition and argued forcefully that all Americans should be concerned with business ethics. Her reporting helped create the modern genre of investigative journalism, and the author's brief references to Wal-Mart and contemporary journalism suggest that he hopes this engaging account—a likely pick for journalism classes—can help inspire more reporters to follow in Tarbell's footsteps.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil. To get started finding Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

Taking on the Trust: How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

More Books

The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe

The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe

Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller

Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller

Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature

Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature

To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science

To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science

The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide To Documents and Techniques

The Reporter's Handbook: An Investigator's Guide To Documents and Techniques

A Journalism of Humanity: A Candid History of the World's First Journalism School (Volume 1)

A Journalism of Humanity: A Candid History of the World's First Journalism School (Volume 1)

Armand Hammer: The Untold Story

Armand Hammer: The Untold Story

(First Edition) Armand Hammer: The Untold Story (An Unauthorized Biography) Hardcover By Steve Weinberg 1989

(First Edition) Armand Hammer: The Untold Story (An Unauthorized Biography) Hardcover By Steve Weinberg 1989

A Journalism of Humanity: A Candid History of the World's First Journalism School by Steve Weinberg (2008-04-01)

A Journalism of Humanity: A Candid History of the World's First Journalism School by Steve Weinberg (2008-04-01)