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The History of the Standard Oil Co. by Ida #1466409

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The History of the Standard Oil Co. by Ida #1466409
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<B>Signed by Ida Tarbell</B></em></td>
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"The History of the Standard Oil Company" in 2 volumes by Ida Tarbell


Signed by the author. This book came from the estate of John and Jean Siddall. John was the editor of The American Magazine in the mid to late 20's. Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Ray Stannard Baker had left McClure's magazine and created the American Magazine. When first created, it was a "muckraker" (todays term - investigative reporting) magazine. When John Siddall came aboard as the editor, he steered the magazine in a different direction - to cater to women. The sales more than doubled. Many, many noted writers contributed articles to this magazine. In this collection from the estate, there are many books by these authors that are signed, including 4 more by Ida Tarbell.



New York

McClure, Phillips & Co.

Published November, 1904 N

Second Impression

Volume I - 406 pages - - Volume II 409 pages



With all the questions in this day and age about whether or not we, the public, are being overcharged for our gasoline at the expense of the pockets of the Oil Industry bigwigs, this book is as relevant today as it was in 1904!!!



Tarbell was hired as an editor in 1894, and soon became "McClure?s" most successful writer when her series on Abraham Lincoln nearly doubled the circulation of the magazine. Another serialized biography followed, this time on Napoleon, establishing her as a gifted historical writer and an insightful judge of ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1904</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:The History of the Standard Oil Co. by Ida</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr>
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