Six months after david rockefellers death his children have decided to sell at least three of his homesincluding the westchester, n. Popular rockefeller books meet your next favorite book. Churchill was a masterful writer who penned 42 books and earned the. In 1870, rockefeller founded standard oil company, which eventually became a domineering monopoly in the oil industry. In the course of his nearly 98 years, rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose standard oil company rode roughshod over an industry, and a. He had these thick little books where he recorded all of. Why is it that when standard oil got broken up john rockefellers share increased in value.
Ranney embodied many of the most intriguing social and political tensions of his time. Doc was a huckster and con man who styled himself as a botanic physician and boasted that he liked to cheat. By the time of his retirement at age 58, he was the richest man in the country. National book critics circle award finalist from the acclaimed, awardwinning author of alexander hamilton. I remember one of the things my employers did for me in my boyhood. Rockefeller and his brother william rockefeller, primarily through standard oil.
Rockefeller and the father of the five famous rockefeller brothers. Titan is a much better look into rockefellers views, but this book is a helpful. He was an avid newspaper reader and worked extremely hard reading documents and letters relating to his companies but honestly i dont thin. The bookwill discuss rockefellers life from his childhood beginnings in business to hisrise to power and wealth with the standard oil. Advice and words of wisdom on building and sharing wealth. John davison rockefeller is an american business magnate and philanthropist. John davison rockefeller july 8,1839 may 23, 1937 was an american industrialist and philanthropist. July 8, 1839 may 23, 1937 was an american business magnate and philanthropist. Jay rockefeller john davison rockefeller 4th, 1937, b. He was an anticorporate campaigner who became john d. He was the second of six children and the eldest son of his family.
David rockefeller was the youngest of six, and his father was the only heir to john d. John ds father, william a doc rockefeller, had a bad side badder than his good. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. As far as i know, jdr was not a consumer of finance books, nor am i sure there were many around in his day. The fortune was made in the american petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by john d. A biography has to be really good to make read you all 800 pages. I can still close my eyes, he would write in his memoirs decades later, and distinctly see the gentle and dignified birds walking quietly along the brook and through the woods, cautiously stealing the way to their nests. You say in your biography that golf became one of john d. January 29, 1874 may 11, 1960 was an american financier and philanthropist who was a prominent member of the rockefeller family.
He was the only son among the five children of standard oil cofounder john d. They directed my attention to the career of amos a. Rockefellers thoughts on the most sage and conscientious manner of distributing and sharing your wealth when your wealth is overflowing. The most important man in the world a great and serious newspaper passionately devoted to democracy calls him, and unquestionably this is the popular measure of him. Learn more about standard oils reorganization in the face of antitrust actions and about rockefellers. It was springtime in the mid1840s, and the turkey hens were sneaking into the brush again on john d.
Rockefellers story captures a pivotal moment in american history, documenting the dramatic postcivil war shift from small business to the. David graduated from harvard in 1936, did graduate work in economics a doctorate in 1940, and was a military intelligence officer during world war ii. My favorite sections were the letters between him and his son and daughter. Rockefeller from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Lawrence, and it made a deep and lasting impression upon me. I think something about the quality of the writing and the empathic understanding of the writer that the main lessons you would take away from someone like rockefeller would not be business, but life lessons. Rockefellers story captures a pivotal moment in american history, documenting the dramatic postcivil war shift from small business to the rise of giant corporations that irrevocably transformed the nation. What was john d rockefellers favorite food answers. Rockefeller 3d, was elected governor of west virginia as a democrat in 1976. Rockefeller controlled one of the largest oil refineries in the nation. Six months after david rockefellers death at 101, his. With cameos by joseph pulitzer, william randolph hearst, jay gould, william vanderbilt, ida tarbell, andrew carnegie, carl jung, j.
In biographies, he is commonly referred to as junior to distinguish him. Rockefeller is without question the most conspicuous type of our present dominating commercial man. Rockefellers story captures a pivotal moment in american history, documenting the dramatic. His importance lies not so much in the fact that he is the richest. In the course of his nearly 98 years, rockefeller was known as both a rapacious robber baron, whose standard oil company rode. Rockefeller has 30 books on goodreads with 47 ratings. Rockefellers birth, explore 10 surprising facts about the oil tycoon and philanthropist. This is one of my favorite books and there is much anyone can learn from it, but only this quote stuck with. Baker, head of the first national bank of new york belong to the socalled morgan group.
See more ideas about john d rockefeller, motivational quotes and quotes. His father was of english and german descent while his mother was of scotsirish ancestry. Rockefeller july 8, 1839may 23, 1937 was an astute businessman who became americas first billionaire in 1916. Untypically, a rockefeller tells the story of his life the new york. Schiff of the private banking firm of kuhn, loeb company, to the socalled standard. Now ron chernow, the national book awardwinning biographer of the morgan and warburg. He also enjoyed picnics with his family on sundays. Rockefeller was born on 8 july 1839, in richford, new york, to william avery rockefeller and eliza davison. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Rockefeller 18391937, founder of the standard oil company, became one of the worlds wealthiest men as americas first billionaire and a major philanthropist. Discover librarianselected research resources on john d.
This book, a part of the oxford portraits series, will chronicle the lifeof john d. Rockefeller have been successful in business today. Rockefeller as a game in which the financier found relaxation after meals for many years, is. Wade, ranney acquired an antislavery reputation and recrui. Rockefeller, the famously secretive oil baron who founded his. Rockefellers favorite game, numerica, is virtually. He is widely considered the wealthiest american of all time, and the richest person in modern history rockefeller was born into a large family in upstate new york that moved several times before eventually settling in cleveland, ohio. While others found ledger books dreary and dry, john d. By the time he died, he had become the richest man in the. The piece, called odalisque couchee aux magnolias, was painted. Numerica, although apparently unknown to most persons who read of it in the obituaries of john d. Finally, we get a glimpse into rockefellers life with the inclusion of some of his most personal correspondence.
John d senior was also devoted to the baptist church and spent hours perusing religious tracts and pondering gods mysteries. Rockefeller, american industrialist and philanthropist, founder of the standard oil company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great u. The tycoons father, william avery rockefeller, was a traveling. By age 38 he commanded 90% of the oil refined in the u. By age 31 he had become the worlds largest oil refiner. Rockefeller 18391937, one of the quintessential american robberbarons, a textbook example of gilded age entrepreneurship and greed. Senate in 1984 and reelected in 1990, 1996, 2002, and 2008. Since reading it earlier this year, ive since found out it is the favorite book of a lot of people i respect. Rockefeller, american businessman, born july 8, 1839. A student and law partner of abolitionist benjamin f. Rockefeller, in full john davison rockefeller, born july 8, 1839, richford, new york, u. He was the founder of the standard oil company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great u.