Taking on the Trust

The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller

By: Steve Weinberg

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Long before the rise of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft, Standard Oil controlled the oil industry with a monopolistic force unprecedented in American business history. Undaunted by the ruthless power of its owner, John D. Rockefeller, a fearless and ambitious reporter named Ida Minerva Tarbell confronted the company known simply as "The Trust".

Through her peerless fact gathering and devastating prose, Tarbell pioneered the new practice of investigative journalism. Her shocking discoveries about Standard Oil and Rockefeller led to a dramatic confrontation that culminated in the landmark 1911 Supreme Court antitrust decision, forever altering the landscape of modern American industry. Based on extensive research, Taking on the Trust is a vivid and dramatic history of the Progressive Era, with powerful resonance for the early 21st century.

©2008 Steve Weinberg (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"This book tells a dramatic story in an engaging style and will be a good addition for both public and academic libraries." ( Library Journal)

Annoying Narrator

Narrator does a stupid accent every time she is reading a quote, especially if it's Rockefeller. Irritating. Not bad book.

Interesting book, thorough.

A very detailed look at an interesting lady. I’m going to have to listen to Titan again.

Not bad

Ida would fit right in with today's liberal Leftist Socialist media rewriting the truth to fit the narrative they want promote.

Awful title - should be Ida Tarbull short bio

Didn't get to taking on the trust until 70% of the way through the book. Lots of superfluous information, and wandering story lines. States at the end author started out to write her biography. Should have stuck with that premise.