How Long to Read The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1)

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1)?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 29 minutes to read The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) by Ida M. Tarbell

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

As modern-day muckraker Danny Schechter writes in his new introduction, exclusive to this Cosimo Classics edition: "In this era of financial crisis compounded, and even perhaps enabled, by a dearth of investigative reporting, it is valuable to go back in time to learn from the work of great journalists with the courage to have taken on avaricious corporations and irresponsible business practices."Perhaps no book demands our attention and respect as much as the one now in your hands. The unabridged edition, long out of print, of Ida Tarbell's study/expose of the history of the Standard Oil Company is an American classic, a model of careful research, detailed analysis, clear expository writing, and social mission. It has been hailed as one of the top ten of journalism's greatest hits."In this book, offering Volumes I&II, Tarbell explores: the birth of the oil industry the rise of the Standard Oil Company the "oil war" of 1872 the beginnings of the oil trust the first interstate commerce bill battles over oil pipelines the marketing of oil the political response to Standard's domination breaking up the oil trust competition in the oil industry and more.IDA MINERVA TARBELL (1857-1944) is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, thanks to this 1904 blockbuster expose. Originally published as a series of articles in McClure's magazine, this groundbreaking work highlighted the dangers of business monopolies and contributed to the eventual breakup of Standard Oil.Investigative journalist DANNY SCHECHTER is editor of Mediachannel.org and author of numerous books on the media, including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal (Cosimo). For more, see www.newsdissector.com/plunder.

How long is The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1)?

The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) by Ida M. Tarbell is 922 pages long, and a total of 232,344 words.

This makes it 311% the length of the average book. It also has 284% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 21 hours and 9 minutes to read The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) aloud.

What Reading Level is The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1)?

The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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