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The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow · 1998 · 640 pages
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Ron Chernow offers a monumental biography of John D. Rockefeller, the oil magnate who amassed an unprecedented fortune and shaped modern American capitalism. The narrative reveals the complexity of a man simultaneously brilliant in business and deeply religious, extraordinarily greedy and generous in philanthropy, whose life synthesizes tensions between ambition, social responsibility and the ethical questions of unregulated corporate power.
With exhaustive research and engaging prose, Chernow traces the rise of Standard Oil, the antitrust battles, Rockefeller's transformation into a philanthropist and his contradictory legacy. An essential work for understanding American economic history and how leaders define their time and legacy.
Book details
| Author | Ron Chernow |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 1998 |
| Pages | 640 |
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