The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 9. -John D. Rockefeller came here yesterday noon for luncheon at the Mansion House, ate lobster and planked chicken, "jollied" members of the Middlesex Grand Jury ...

Rockefeller Sr. with family. Rockefeller Archives. The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward an oil monopoly, and it is considered one of his ...

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In the 21st century, the most valuable assets aren’t oil wells, factories ... A new industrial empire is being built, and just like John D. Rockefeller’s pipelines in the 19 th century ...

The family’s fortune, established by America’s first billionaire John D. Rockefeller Sr., the founder of the Standard Oil Company in the late 19th century, has endured for generations ...

John D. Rockefeller, the iconic American entrepreneur and co-founder of Standard Oil, bequeathed not only a fortune but also gems of wisdom in the form of letters to his son, John D. Rockefeller ...

John D. Rockefeller's legacy as a business titan is unparalleled. As the founder of Standard Oil, he established an economic empire that reshaped the global industrial landscape. His success was ...