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The Rise of John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in American history. Through ambition, discipline, and an extraordinary talent for business, he built Standard Oil into a dominant force that transformed the petroleum industry and reshaped the nation’s economy. In this episode, we explore Rockefeller’s early life, his entry into the oil business, and the strategies that helped him create one of the largest corporate empires of the Gilded Age. How did he gain control of the oil industry? What made Standard Oil so efficient—and so…
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