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Titan : the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

Title
  1. Titan : the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. / Ron Chernow.
Published by
  1. New York : Random House, [1998]
  2. ©1998
Supplementary content
  1. Booknotes episode and transcript
  2. Contributor biographical information
  3. Publisher description
Author
  1. Chernow, Ron

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Description
  1. xxii, 774 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
  1. 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.
Alternative title
  1. Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
  2. John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Subject
  1. Rockefeller, John D. 1839-1937
  2. Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography
  3. Industrialists -- United States -- Biography
  4. Philanthropists -- United States -- Biography
  5. Capitalists and financiers
  6. Industrialists
  7. Philanthropists
  8. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Biography.
Contents
  1. Prelude: Poison Tongue -- The Flimflam Man -- Fires of Revival -- Bound to Be Rich -- Baptism in Business -- The Auction -- The Poetry of the Age -- Millionaires' Row -- Conspirators -- The New Monarch -- Sphinx -- The Holy Family -- Insurrection in the Oil Fields -- Seat of Empire -- The Puppeteer -- Widow's Funeral -- A Matter of Trust -- Captains of Erudition -- Nemesis -- The Dauphin -- The Standard Oil Crowd -- The Enthusiast -- Avenging Angel -- Faith of Fools -- The Millionaires' Special -- The Codger -- The World's Richest Fugitive -- Judgment Day -- Benevolent Trust -- Massacre -- Introvert and Extrovert -- Confessional -- Dynastic Succession -- Past, Present, Future -- Heirs -- See You in Heaven.
Call number
  1. E748.R63
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-749) and index.
Additional formats (note)
  1. Also issued online.
Author
  1. Chernow, Ron, author.
Title
  1. Titan : the life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. / Ron Chernow.
Publisher
  1. New York : Random House, [1998]
Copyright date
  1. ©1998
Edition
  1. First edition.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 737-749) and index.
Additional formats
  1. Also issued online.
Connect to:
  1. Sample text
  2. Table of contents
  3. Booknotes episode and transcript
  4. Contributor biographical information
  5. Publisher description
Other form:
  1. Online version: Chernow, Ron. Titan. 1st ed. New York : Random House, ©1998 (OCoLC)605516390
LCCN
  1. 97033117
ISBN
  1. 0679438084 (alk. paper)
  2. 9780679438083 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JBE 98-1408
  2. AN (Rockefeller, J.) 99-4830
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