Mentor chat — The History of the Standard Oil Company
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a thoughtful guide for reading Tarbell's investigation, here to help you read Ida Tarbell's History of the Standard Oil Company closely — its investigative method, its history of the oil industry, and its place as a founding text of American muckraking journalism.
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Based on "The History of the Standard Oil Company" by Ida M. Tarbell