John D. Rockefeller: Entrepreneur & Philanthropist: Entrepreneur & PhilanthropistThis title examines the remarkable life of John D. Rockefeller. Readers will learn about Rockefeller’s family background, childhood, education, groundbreaking work in the American oil industry, and legacy of philanthropy. Color photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company. |
Contents
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| 14 | |
The Savvy Businessman | 24 |
The Business of Oil | 32 |
Standard Oil Is Born | 42 |
The Standard Octopus | 52 |
Rockefellers Monopoly | 64 |
Rockefeller the Philanthropist | 74 |
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American Andrews and Flagler Avenue Baptist Church bank barrels began Big Bill bookkeeper brother William businessman Cettie Chapter charitable Clark and Company Clark and Rockefeller Clark brothers Cleveland refineries commission house competition corporation crude oil David Freeman Hawke Drake Well Museum drilling earned efeller Erie Euclid Avenue Baptist Founding Father Frank Gates giving Harper Hewitt and Tuttle hookworm Ibid Ida Tarbell industry investment John Jr kerosene Laura Celestia Spelman Ledger living medical research medicine million oil business oil derricks oil refineries Oil Region partners Pennsylvania petroleum philanthropic philanthropist pipeline Print profits railroads rates rebates refiners returned to Cleveland Robber Barons Rockefeller and Andrews Rockefeller became Rockefeller Center Rockefeller continued Rockefeller family Rockefeller Foundation Rockefeller Institute Ron Chernow sell Sherman Antitrust Act South Improvement Company Standard Oil Company Standard Oil Trust Tarbell's Tidewater Company Titan transportation traveling whale Young Rockefeller