Tarbell 1857 1944 the history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell. The history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. The book was published as a series of articles in mcclures magazine from 1902 to 1904. Ida minerva tarbell has 72 books on goodreads with 1712 ratings. That is a shame, because the book is probably the greatest work of investigative journalism ever written. Oil, she would write in her autobiography, opened a rich field for tricksters, swindlers, exploiters of vice in every. She was the only woman in her graduating class at allegheny college in 1880. The author of an array of acclaimed works, she died on january 6, 1944. What gorton does is provide a lively narrative that brings the three together in a strong, well written, and compelling. There are plenty of books about mcclure, tarbell, and mcclures magazine. In this frank and informative autobiography, the veteran investigative journalist ida m.
Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and. In these, she argued that womens best contribution was with home and family. Born in pennsylvania at the onset of the oil boom, tarbell is best known for her 1904 book, the history of the standard oil company. One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her investigations of industry published in mcclures magazine. The history of standard oil by ida tarbell about the book. Ida tarbell was an american journalist born on november 5, 1857, in erie county, pennsylvania. Peacemakers blessed and otherwise by tarbell, ida m. She wrote for american magazine, which she also coowned and coedited, from 1906 to. The business of being a woman in 1912 and the ways of women in 1915. Some of them were collected in her history of the standard oil company 1904.
Ida tarbell and the magazine that helped break up standard oil. Ida tarbell was one of the few willing to hold him accountable. For over 30 years, he had applied his uncanny shrewdness, thorough. Ida tarbell wrote other books, including several more on lincoln, an autobiography in 1939, and two books on women. November 1857 in hatch hollow in erie county, pennsylvania. Muckraking journalism emerged at the end of the 19th century largely in response to the excesses of the gilded age, and ida tarbell was one of the most famous of the muckrakers. The history of the standard oil company is the unprepossessing title. Ida tarbell, in full ida minerva tarbell, born november 5, 1857, erie county, pennsylvania, u.
Collection of original, unabridged magazine and newspaper articles by ida tarbell. Tarbells association with mcclures lasted until 1906. Ida tarbell was an american journalist whose investigative reporting led to the breakup of the standard oil companys monopoly. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. They had never played fair, tarbell wrote of standard oil, and that ruined. Download and read online for free ebooks written by tarbell ida m. The lessons of ida tarbell alicia patterson foundation. Brief biography and bibliography ida tarbell allegheny college. The history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in. In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has written a readable and widely. Ida minerva tarbell s most popular book is history of standard oil company.