Macmillan, 1939 page images at hathitrust tarbell, ida m. Tarbell explores the rise of the octopus led by john d. Her work was a sensation, finally published in a twovolume book titled the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904. Find the life of abraham lincoln by tarbell, ida m at biblio. Ida minerva, 18571944 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article. Drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated with many reproductions from original paintings, pho. Tarbell s book the business of being a woman, published by the macmillan company in new york in 1921. Ida minerva tarbell has 79 books on goodreads with 2359 ratings. In her most famous work, the history of the standard oil company which oil historian daniel yergin called the most important business book ever written, miss. This is an abbreviated version of tarbells original history of the standard oil company, written in 1903 and later edited by david chambers in 1968. Ida minerva tarbell young samuel lincoln, who had been apprenticed as a weaver in england, arrived in the puritan colony of boston bay in 1637.
By any description, ida tarbell was one of the most powerful women of her time in the united states. Tarbell author of the history of the standard oil company, life of lincoln, etc. In these, she argued that womens best contribution was with home and family. Ida tarbell, american investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american industry best known for her classic the history of the standard oil company. Ida minerva, 18571944 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article tarbell, ida m. Ida tarbell, american investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american industry best known for her classic the history of the standard oil company 1904, which helped define the trend to investigate, expose, and crusade in liberal journals of the day that came to be known as muckraking. The largest result of tarbell s work was a supreme court decision in 1911 that found standard oil in violation of the sherman antitrust act, finding that standard oil was an illegal monopoly ordering the business to split into 34 separate companies. Early edition of this fictionalized biography, with frontispiece portrait and six illustrated plates, inscribed by ida tarbell. The life of abraham lincoln, drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished.
Its a story i absorbed from a young age from my fathers references to relatives whod helped mr. The only woman of the original muckrackers, and the first woman on staff at mcclures magazine, ida tarbell continues to be viewed as one of americas most important women and journalists. Ida minerva tarbells most popular book is history of standard oil company. Ida minerva tarbell books list of books by author ida. Ida minerva tarbell was born on november 5, 1857, in a log cabin in hatch hollow, pennsylvania. Ida tarbell s generation called her a muckraker the term was theodore roosevelts, and he didnt intend it as a compliment, but. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian magazine. However, more than any particular theme within the book itself, what feels the. Treat the excerpt as an article in a book by one author. Mar 07, 2017 ida tarbell was a muckraking journalist whose book on the standard oil company helped bring about its breakup. But in this 1900 work, as charming as it is important, american author ida minerva tarbell 18571944 shows a softer side as she traces, with a laudatory and admiring spirit, the development of the character and morals of abraham lincoln. An online book about this author is available, as is a.
Some of the women are writing about living subjects and some about dead subjects, and thats a. Idas prediction of being concerned for her reputation comes true after the printing of her book above about judge gary in 1925. Brief biography and bibliography ida tarbell allegheny college. Ida m tarbell books biography and list of works author. Find signed collectible books by ida m tarbell boy scouts life of lincoln. It was an expose of the standard oil company, run at that time by oil tycoon john d. When her history of the standard oil company was published, first in mcclures magazine and then as a book 1904, it shook the rockefeller interests, caused national outrage, and led the supreme court to fragment the. Rockefeller, the richest figure in american history. Dd lee thayerbook of womans power 01intro by ida m tarbellmacmillan, 1911 2. Ida minerva tarbell author of history of standard oil company.
The history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The discovery of oil in 1859 near titusville, pennsylvania, launched the tarbell family into the oil age. Life of abraham lincoln volume 2 by tarbell ida abebooks. These pages are an excerpt from chapter 1 in ida m.
Tarbell traces the generations from samuel to abraham lincoln, offering rich details of character and circumstance and showing that the presidents ancestors were not precisely as his detractors painted them. Young samuel lincoln, who had been apprenticed as a weaver in england, arrived in the puritan colony of boston bay in 1637. Buy the history of the standard oil company by ida m 18571944 tarbell online at alibris. It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon. Page numbers in the original book are indicated at the top of each page. Ida tarbell and the magazine that helped break up standard oil.
The history of the standard oil company by tarbell, ida m. And in 1904, her articles were published as the history of the standard oil company. Historical briefs bookmanapril, 1897 a great photographer mcclures magazinemay, 1897 some great portraits of lincoln mcclures magazinefebruary, 1898. Download and read online for free ebooks written by tarbell ida m. The history of the standard oil company unexpurgated edition halcyon classics kindle all in the days work. Ida tarbell s history of the standard oil company won immediate attention from all sides for its innovative research methods, sheer daring, and new perspective on the rights of corporations. In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has written a readable and widely acclaimed book about one of americas great journalists. Ida tarbell s work is particularly timely because the story she pursued, for which she is most remembered, also had to do with fossil fuels.
In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has wr. Open collections program at harvard university classification. 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. The business of being a woman in 1912 and the ways of women in 1915. Tarbell 63 downloads a life of napoleon bonaparte, with a sketch of josephine, empress of the french. Ida minerva tarbell s most popular book is history of standard oil company.
Tarbell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jul 05, 2012 ida minerva tarbell was born in 1857, in a log cabin in hatch hollow, in western pennsylvanias oil region. Selected ida tarbell quotations sacredness of human life. Tarbell traces the generations from samuel to abraham lincoln, offering rich details of character and circumstance and showing that the presidents ancestors were not precisely as his detractors. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. Jun 22, 2020 written in 1904 by ida mae tarbell, a wellknown muckraker journalist of the early 20th century thats a good thing, by the way, this book describes the 3. Books by ida minerva tarbell author of history of standard. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian. Tarbell s consistent message to her journalist friends from 1919 the time of the writing of this book until the end of her life. A friend invited me as a guest and because i was working on the ida tarbell book they let me stay. Feb 21, 2020 ida tarbell, a leading muckraking journalist at the turn of the 20th century, spent a decade and a half writing for mcclures magazine.
This is an abbreviated version of tarbell s original history of the standard oil company, written in 1903 and later edited by david chambers in 1968. What gorton does is provide a lively narrative that brings the three together in a strong, wellwritten, and compelling. Ida tarbell helped transform journalism by introducing what is called today investigative journalism. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Isbn 9781594623899 9781594623899 softcover, book jungle, 2006. In 1907 and 1909, tarbell also wrote two of her billy brown stories, he knew lincoln and father abraham, which presented reminiscences of a fictionalized character.
Our marketplace offers millions of titles from sellers worldwide. 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. Tarbell never wrote the biography of roland but she did write biographies of napoleon bonaparte and abraham lincolnpublished shortly after her return to the united states in 1894. The university of pennsylvanias online books by ida m. The only woman of the original muckrackers, and the first woman on staff at mcclures magazine, ida tarbell continues to be viewed as one of americas most important women and journalists in this frank and informative autobiography, the veteran investigative journalist ida m. The life of abraham lincoln by ida m tarbell, paperback. She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. Born in 1857 in a log cabin in hatch hollow, pennsylvania, tarbells first dream was to be a scientist. Her story, serialized by mcclures in 1902 and 1903, tells the history of john d. Illustrated with portraits a prince should earnestly endeavor to gain the reputation of kindness, clemency, piety, justice, and fidelity to his engagements. Rockefeller the richest figure in americas history. The unabridged edition, long out of print, of ida tarbell s studyexpose of the history of the standard oil company is an american classic, a model of careful research, detailed analysis, clear expository writing, and social mission. The book was published as a series of articles in mcclures magazine from 1902 to 1904.
Goodwin sketched a brief biography of tarbell and other socalled muckrakers, all in the days work. While thoroughly researched, the book is so full of tedious details and repetitions that it is difficult to keep track of who did what to whom. She was the only woman in her graduating class at allegheny college in 1880. Leading muckraker ida tarbell focused much attention on john d. Jun 12, 2020 ida tarbell was an american journalist born on november 5, 1857, in erie county, pennsylvania. Tarbell 12 downloads he knew lincoln, and other billy brown stories ida m.
The result, ida tarbells magazine series the history of the standard oil company, would not only change the history of journalism, but also the fate of. Tarbell, the history of the standard oil company, the macmillan company. Running in mcclures magazine from november 1902 to april 1904, the serial, also published in book form in 1904, enthralled thousands of americans. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell abebooks. Rockefeller as it sought to build an oil trust which came to dominate the oil industry in the u. Rockefellers standard oil company and the monopoly he practiced. Ida tarbell s generation called her a muckraker the term was theodore roosevelts, and he didnt intend it as a compliment, but in our time she would have been known as an investigative reporter, with the celebrity of. Ida tarbell s generation called her a muckraker the term was theodore roosevelts, and he didnt intend it as a compliment, but in our time she would have been known as an investigative reporter, with the celebrity of woodward and bernstein. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. The life of abraham lincoln drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters and telegrams hitherto unpublished 2 volumes by ida m.
It is an expose about the standard oil company, run at the time by oil tycoon john d. Jan 06, 2020 by andy piascik 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. Rockefeller, the richest figure in americas history. She is bestknown for her 1904 book the history of the standard oil company, which was listed as no. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read father abraham. Tarbell 1857 1944 the history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. Collection of original, unabridged magazine and newspaper articles by ida tarbell. Perhaps no book demands our attention and respect as much as the one now in your hands. Through her achievements, she not only helped to expand. Father abraham ebook written by ida minerva tarbell. Mar 11, 2020 there are plenty of books about mcclure, tarbell, and mcclures magazine. Contemporary american opinion of the french revolution bookmanmay, 1898 the later life of lincoln.
Originally serialized in nineteen parts in mcclures magazine, the book is a seminal example of muckraking, and inspired many other journalists to write about trusts, large. Following publication of her book, tarbell continued to write and lecture. Ida tarbell the history of the standard oil company belt. The history of the standard oil company by ida m 18571944. Drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished, and illustrated. A writer, her most famous work was her expose of of john d. The history of the standard oil company is a 1904 book by journalist ida tarbell. In this frank and informative autobiography, the veteran investigative journalist ida m. The life of abraham lincoln, drawn from original sources and containing many. Originally serialized in 19 parts in mcclures magazine, the book. See all books authored by ida minerva tarbell, including the history of the standard oil company, and the history of the standard oil company. She was the daughter of franklin sumner tarbell and esther ann mccullough.
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