PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER ONE THE BIRTH OF AN INDUSTRY
CHAPTER TWO THE RISE OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
CHAPTER THREE THE OIL WAR OF 1872
CHAPTER FOUR "AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE"
CHAPTER FIVE LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A TRUST
CHAPTER SIX STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS
CHAPTER SEVEN THE CRISIS OF 1878
CHAPTER EIGHT THE COMPROMISE OF 1880
APPENDIX
CONTENTS (2)
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (2)
CHAPTER NINE THE FIGHT FOR THE SEABOARD PIPE-LINE
CHAPTER TEN CUTTING TO KILL
CHAPTER ELEVEN THE WAR ON THE REBATE
CHAPTER TWELVE THE BUFFALO CASE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY AND POLITICS
CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE BREAKING UP OF THE TRUST
CHAPTER FIFTEEN A MODERN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE PRICE OF OIL
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN THE LEGITIMATE GREATNESS OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CONCLUSION
APPENDIX (2)
INDEX
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES
Transcriber’s Note:
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