The Second American Revolution: Some Personal Observations

by John D. Rockefeller

By John D. Rockefeller 3rd. - 5.5x8.5" 189 pages and has a "With the compliments of The Author - Harper & Row, Publishers" card safety clipped top of cover page. and we found a blue leather bookmark inside and include it.

189 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1973

About the author

John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was, in 1870, one of the founders of the Standard Oil Company, which became the first great U.S. business trust. He was the driving force of this business until his retirement in 1897, and became the richest man in the world.

Rockefeller Sr. was also a very important philanthropist, founder of both the University of Chicago and Rockefeller University and funder of the Central Philippine University in the Philippines. Beside this he was responsable for the creation of foundations that had a major effect on medicine, education and scientific research.

He was the father of John Davison Rockefeller Jr.