The Breakup of Big Oil | Rise of Rockefeller | 1

Published: Aug. 11, 2020, 9 a.m.

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John D. Rockefeller is a poor boy with a dream. He\'s going to become a businessman. And he\'s going to be wildly rich. Soon, he stumbles on the product that will seal his fate: oil. Thick, crude oil is gushing from the ground across America. It\'s creating boomtowns\\u2014and a new economy. Rockefeller begins to conquer the industry, but he quickly makes enemies, including a young woman who will challenge Rockefeller\'s growing empire.

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