Study in power
by Allan Nevins
PhilanthropistsPetroleum industry and tradeStandard Oil CompanyBiographyCapitalists and financiers
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The life of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century businessman and philanthropist, tracing his rise from worker to oil multi-millionaire and founder of the Standard Oil Company.
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PhilanthropistsPetroleum industry and tradeStandard Oil CompanyBiographyCapitalists and financiersRockefeller, john d. (john davison), 1839-1937
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United States
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Allan Nevins
20 May 1890 – 5 Mar 1971
Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and John D. Rockefeller, as well as his public service. He was a leading exponent of business history and oral history. **Source**: [Allan Nevins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Nevins) on Wikipedia.
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