John D. Rockefeller: Anointed with Oil

by Grant Segall

Overview

Oxford Portraits are informative and insightful biographies of people whose lives shaped their times and continue to influence ours. Based on the most recent scholarship, they draw heavily on primary sources, including writings by and about their subjects. Each book is illustrated with a wealth of photographs, documents, memorabilia, framing the personality and achievements of its subject against the backdrop of history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190283933
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/08/2001
Series:	Oxford Portraits
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

Editorial Reviews

Gr 8 Up-Rockefeller was a complex man who seemed to have learned from his father how to manipulate people for his own purposes while at other times being generous to a fault. In 1865, at 26, he became involved in a new industry, oil, by purchasing his first refinery. He gained a reputation as a benevolent dictator to his employees. By the 1870s, Rockefeller was a millionaire. His net worth peaked around 1913 at an estimated 900 million dollars. The text contains an incredible amount of detail on Rockefeller's personal life and business career that at times becomes tedious. Yet, the book will be best appreciated by students who have some background knowledge of monopolies, robber barons, philanthropy, and the Standard Oil Company. Each chapter begins with a full-page, black-and-white photograph or reproduction of a business or family document. The family tree and a list of museum and historic sites are included. Other primary-source documents such as editorial cartoons, a ledger, and letters from Rockefeller to business associates and family members add credibility, visual appeal, and interest. Libraries needing information on important Americans of the late-19th/early-20th century will want to consider purchasing this book.-Michael McCullough, Byron-Bergen Middle School, Bergen, NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

"This fascinating biography...offers a broad, well-researched, and nicely presented view of the man, his business and personal interests, and his philanthropic legacy....A first-rate biography."—Booklist

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