Although John D. Rockefeller and Ida B. Tarbell had seemingly little in common, their paths epically crossed over time. John Rockefeller, co-founder of Standard Oil, and Ida Tarbell, investigative journalist, became intertwined in a conflict not only involving Standard Oil, but also the financial we...

John D. Rockefeller During the late 1800's and early 1900's the oil industry was a monopoly that was created by one man. Some people would describe this man as a ruthless, cruel, cutthroat business tycoon. This man was John Davison Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller made the Standard Oil Compan...

Throughout the late nineteenth century, several men such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius and William Vanderbilt built empires in railroad construction, coal mining, and the oil industry. Throughout these men's reign, they were known as "industrial statesmen" and "captains...

Book Review: Muckraking Three Landmark Articles The Bedford Series in History and Culture: Muckraking. By Ellen F. Fitzpatrick. (Bedford Books of St. Martins Press, 1994.x, 132 pp. ISBN 0-312-08944-9) The Editor, Ellen F. Fitzpatrick is currently an associate professor of history at Harvard Uni...