Taking on the Trust
The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller
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Taking on the Trust
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Narrated by:
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Pam Ward
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Written by:
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Steven Weinberg
Long before the rise of megacorporations like Walmart and Microsoft, Standard Oil controlled the oil industry with a monopolistic force unprecedented in American business history. Undaunted by the ruthless power of its owner, John D. Rockefeller, a fearless and ambitious reporter named Ida Minerva Tarbell confronted the company known simply as “The Trust.” Through her peerless fact gathering and devastating prose, Tarbell pioneered the new practice of investigative journalism. Her shocking discoveries about Standard Oil and Rockefeller led to a dramatic confrontation that culminated in the landmark 1911 Supreme Court antitrust decision, forever altering the landscape of modern American industry. Based on extensive research, Taking on the Trust is a vivid and dramatic history of the Progressive Era with powerful resonance for the early twenty-first century.
©2008 Steve Weinberg (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Critic Reviews
“A demonstration that the power of wealth was not absolute and the power of the press to expose corruption was not to be ignored.”
(Wall Street Journal)“This extensively researched account…is a truly exceptional piece of work worthy of multiple listens. Pam Ward reads with vigor and enthusiasm, presenting Weinberg’s account of Ida Tarbell and justice during the Progressive Era with honesty and resolve. Ward reads with remarkable clarity but never slows to a lethargic pace. While the subject may seem aimed at a limited audience, the topics of discussion are largely applicable in today’s modern world, and Ward seems positively aware of this in her reading.”
(Publishers Weekly (starred review))“Ward effortlessly holds the listener’s attention with her straightforward delivery of Weinberg’s complex tapestry of history and biography.”
(AudioFile)“This is a fascinating and well-written account of the development of monopoly capitalism and the birth of investigative journalism…This book tells a dramatic story in an engaging style and will be a good addition for both public and academic libraries.”
(Library Journal)“Tarbell emerges as a remarkably intelligent, diligent and principled woman with great independence of spirit.”
(Kirkus Reviews)