Breaking Rockefeller
Author: B., Doran, Peter
ISBN: 9780143130000
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Jun 2017
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals, Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding, joined forces to topple the Standard Oil empire
Plt;bPgt;The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding joined forces to topple the Standard Oil empirePlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; Marcus Samuel, Jr., is an unorthodox Jewish merchant trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power. Having annihilated all competition and possessing near-total domination of the market, even the U.S. government is wary of challenging the great P#8220;anacondaP#8221; of Standard Oil. The Standard never losesP#8212;that is until Samuel and Deterding team up to form Royal Dutch Shell. Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; A riveting account of ambition, oil, and greed, Plt;iPgt;Breaking RockefellerPlt;/iPgt; traces SamuelP#8217;s rise from outsider to the heights of the British aristocracy, DeterdingP#8217;s conquest of America, and the collapse of RockefellerP#8217;s monopoly. The beginning of the twentieth century is a time when vast fortunes were made and lost. Taking readers through the rough and tumble of East LondonP#8217;s streets, the twilight turmoil of czarist Russia, to the halls of the British Parliament, and right down Broadway in New York City, Peter Doran offers a richly detailed, fresh perspective on how Samuel and Deterding beat the worldP#8217;s richest man at his own game.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Gripping . . . timely . . . aP#160;vivid reminder of the dangers of monopolies, and of the merits of no-holds barred competition and technological upheaval.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The EconomistPlt;/iPgt;P#160;Plt;/bPgt;
ISBN: 9780143130000
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 15 Jun 2017
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals, Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding, joined forces to topple the Standard Oil empire
Plt;bPgt;The incredible tale of how ambitious oil rivals Marcus Samuel, Jr. and Henri Deterding joined forces to topple the Standard Oil empirePlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; Marcus Samuel, Jr., is an unorthodox Jewish merchant trader. Henri Deterding is a take-no-prisoners oilman. In 1889, John D. Rockefeller is at the peak of his power. Having annihilated all competition and possessing near-total domination of the market, even the U.S. government is wary of challenging the great P#8220;anacondaP#8221; of Standard Oil. The Standard never losesP#8212;that is until Samuel and Deterding team up to form Royal Dutch Shell. Plt;brPgt; P#160;Plt;brPgt; A riveting account of ambition, oil, and greed, Plt;iPgt;Breaking RockefellerPlt;/iPgt; traces SamuelP#8217;s rise from outsider to the heights of the British aristocracy, DeterdingP#8217;s conquest of America, and the collapse of RockefellerP#8217;s monopoly. The beginning of the twentieth century is a time when vast fortunes were made and lost. Taking readers through the rough and tumble of East LondonP#8217;s streets, the twilight turmoil of czarist Russia, to the halls of the British Parliament, and right down Broadway in New York City, Peter Doran offers a richly detailed, fresh perspective on how Samuel and Deterding beat the worldP#8217;s richest man at his own game.Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;Gripping . . . timely . . . aP#160;vivid reminder of the dangers of monopolies, and of the merits of no-holds barred competition and technological upheaval.P#8221; P#8212;Plt;iPgt;The EconomistPlt;/iPgt;P#160;Plt;/bPgt;
