The history of the Standard Oil Company
by Ida Minerva Tarbell · first published 1904
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À l'aube du XXe siècle, une ressource d'un genre nouveau, tapie dans les entrailles de la terre, déchaîne tous les appétits : c'est l'or noir. Aux États-Unis, cœur battant de la révolution industrielle, des milliers de barils du précieux liquide sont écoulés chaque jour – et la demande ne fait que croître. Mais à force de manœuvres, une entreprise, la Standard Oil Company, est parvenue à faire main basse sur la quasi-totalité de son commerce, et abuse de ce monopole pour imposer à tous la loi de ses seuls profits. Rien ne semble pouvoir arrêter son expansion ni l'influence de son fondateur, Jo
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Since oil is making the front page here, if you're interested in the history of American oil industry, "The History of the Standard Oil Company" by Ida Tarbell is a fantastic read. It's also a great example of investigative journalism. In early chapters of the book she covers the initial rush to pump oil in the Oil Regions and the history of…
on “US oil prices turn negative as demand dries up” ↗And you might want to consult a contemporary account of Rockefeller, Ida Tarbell's The History of the Standard Oil Company. https://archive.org/stream/historyofstandar00tarbuoft#page/n... Particularly chapters 3 "The Oil War of 1872", 4 "An Unholy Alliance", and 5 "Laying the Foundations of a Trust". The oil industry has…
on ““Stop reverse engineering our code”” ↗China didn't invent company-bashing propaganda disguised as "news", that honor probably belongs to the US. Exhibit A - Ida Tarbell v. John Rockefeller, The History of the Standard Oil Company. Exhibit B - Anderson Cooper v. Craigslist.
on “Is Beijing beginning a campaign against Apple?” ↗