Ida tarbell was born in 1857 on the erie county, pennsylvania, farm of her maternal grandparents, known to history only as the mcculloughs. Tarbell meticulously documented the aggressive techniques standard oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way. She was considered a muckracker for her investigative journalism in company monopolies, standard oil being the most influential. As the muckraking journalist of mcclures magazine who helped focus national attention on the trust problem in the first decade of the twentieth century, ida m. Oil company 1904, which helped define the trend to investigation. Ida tarbell was an america teacher and noticeable author journalist. The expose resulted in federal action and, eventually, the breakup of the standard oil company of new jersey under the 1911 sherman antitrust act. She was one of the leading muckrakers at the turn of the century. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and. Apr 15, 2019 ida tarbell was an american journalist whose investigative reporting led to the breakup of the standard oil companys monopoly. Ida tarbell used her reporting skills against one of the most powerful companies in the world. Comic illustration shows a large group of politicians and journalists as knights on a crusade against graft and corruption, including ida tarbell library of congress, prints and photographs division. The history of the standard oil company is a 1904 book by journalist ida tarbell. The crusading american journalist ida minerva tarbell 18571944 is known as the muckraker who cracked the oil trust.
Rockefeller, random reminiscences of men and events, 1909 pub. Some of them were collected in her history of the standard oil company 1904. Ida minerva tarbell was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. 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. Investigative journalist par excellence by arthur l. She was born november 5, 1857 in erie pennsylvania. Ida tarbell is best known for the twovolume work, originally nineteen articles for mcclures, on john d. 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.
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Rockefeller and his oil interests, titled the history of the standard oil company and published in 1904. Books by ida minerva tarbell author of history of standard. Famous for her exposes of corporate america and for biographies of abraham lincoln, tarbell was added to the national womens hall of fame in 2000. Muckraker, any of a group of american writers identified with preworld war i reform and expose literature. Like many others at that time, tarbell was disturbed by the effect of rapid industrialization on workers and independent businessmen, by the growing power and. Click card to see definition tap card to see definition muckraker was used to refer in a general sense for a writer who investigates and publishes truthful reports to perform an auditing or watchdog function.
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Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. She set an example that todays practitioners would do well to emulate. She used her reporting skills against one of the most powerful companies in the world download mp3 rightclick or optionclick the link. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an. She wrote the book the jungle, which exposed working conditions in chicago. The history of the standard oil company by ida tarbell. In this first definitive biography of ida tarbell, kathleen brady has wr. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the united states. Publication date 1900 topics lincoln, abraham, 18091865 publisher new york, the doubleday. Macmillan, 1939 page images at hathitrust tarbell, ida m. Ida minerva, 18571944 an online book about this author is available, as is a wikipedia article tarbell, ida m.
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The format of the book, with its open, slightly larger typeface and copious illustrations make it visually pleasing, but it is by no means lacking in depth and. Ida tarbell, an investigative journalist and bestselling author, took on standard oil with her book, the history of the standard oil company, exposing the greed and corruption associated with rockefeller and his company. Ida tarbell november 5, 1857january 6, 1944 was a critic of corporate power and muckraking journalist. This excerpt is taken from pages 168178 of the original work, which was originally published in mcclures magazine. Apr 14, 2020 muckraker, any of a group of american writers identified with preworld war i reform and expose literature. In 1999, when nyus department of journalism ranked important works of journalism from the 20th century, ida tarbells. The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian.
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Born in pennsylvania at the onset of the oil boom, tarbell is best. On the standard oil company national humanities center. Ida tarbell s commitment to understanding and exposing the truth to the public could be seen from the earliest of ages. Tarbell is forever linked with the reforming spirit of the progressive era. Drawn from original sources and containing many speeches, letters, and telegrams hitherto unpublished. He ought to possess all these good qualities but still retain such power over himself as to. Jan 06, 2020 the centerfold of puck magazine, february 21, 1906, the crusaders by c.
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Ida tarbell charged that standard oil was using illegal methods to hurt or destroy smaller oil companies. Rockefellers standard oil trust in her book the history of the standard oil company upton sinclair. Ida tarbell facts, life, death, summary of achievements. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. Ida tarbell was a muckraker who wrote in the magazine mcclures 1921. Iron deficiency resulting from rapid bleeding, may produce palpitations, orthostatic dizziness, or syncope. Tarbell was an american teacher, author and journalist. One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her investigations of industry published in mcclures magazine. His book influenced consumers to demand safer canned products.
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