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A biography of America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller, Sr., drawing from Rockefeller's personal papers to provide information about his rustic origins, his creation of Standard Oil, his often controversial business tactics, and his personal relationships and attributes.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Ron Chernow
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 832
- Publisher
- Random House, Blackstone Audio, Inc., Blackstone Audiobooks
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- Chinese, English
- ISBN
- 9780751526677
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“In the early 1900s, as Rockefeller vied with Andrew Carnegie for the little of the world's richest man, a spirited rivalry arose between France and Germany, with each claiming to be Rockefeller's ancestral land.”
Ronald Chernow is an American writer, journalist, historian, and biographer. He has written bestselling and award-winning biographies of historical figures from the world of business, finance, and American politics. - Wikipedia
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