![]() ![]() He took risks for his business.Įach of these is merely a single story about the man. As an editor said, Rockefeller, extended the work hours with his oil. ![]() That is only half of the story.Ĭhristians like to remember John D Rockefeller as the good Christian Sunday School teacher who taught children every Sunday, donated to church causes, donated to missionary efforts, and funded schools.Īnd some like to remember him as a pioneer-a bold visionary who created a large company that provided light for people. In other writings, you would see him as the villain who destroyed competition using whatever means, destroyed labour unions, bribed his way to get the government out of the way, and cheated poor laborers of their wages. Socialists and progressives often portray him as the symbol of the barons who ran America in the 19th Century. ![]() Ron Chernow approaches this book with the view that John D Rockefeller has often been misrepresented and misunderstood. This should be the standard for biographies. contained so much information that I felt it had too much at some point, but that's incorrect. The most comprehensive book about John D Rockefeller Sr. I started reading it sometime in 2015 I’ve been on and off since then. ![]() This is the book that has taken me the longest time to read. ![]()
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