Review by Dappered Arts and Culture Correspondent Ben Madeska
The story of John D. Rockefeller and the Standard Oil Company is the story of modern America, the modern world. As perhaps the wealthiest private citizen in history, Rockefeller set the bar for modern capitalists, utilizing every advantage he could find, legal and less-than-legal, to destroy competition and maximize profits. Along the way, he established the first trust, one of the largest and richest multinationals in history, and many business practices still common today. A towering figure even among the other tycoons of his era, Rockefeller viewed his work as putting order to chaos and had no patience for those lacking vision who stood in his way. Competitors, and increasingly the public, viewed him as a tyrant.
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