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It continues to surprise me how difficult it is to put down a book that outwardly looks as though it belongs in graduate study textbooks. The depth of research is astounding at every turn. Five paragraph sections prompt incredulous statements akin to “This section alone could warrant an entire novel!” Blink and you’ll miss the rise and fall of empires, presidents, and kings.
— Jan 19, 2025 03:54PM
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Macrae Hanke
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“Standard Oil (SO) was divided…The largest of them…Standard Oil of New Jersey… eventually became Exxon...Next largest…was SO of New York, which ultimately became Mobil. There was Standard Oil (California)…became Chevron; SO of Ohio…became the American arm of BP; SO of Indiana..of Sun(co).“ -p94
Quicker than you can say oil, Yergin recounts the origin of almost every major petroleum company today.🤯
— Jan 19, 2025 04:05PM
Quicker than you can say oil, Yergin recounts the origin of almost every major petroleum company today.🤯
Macrae Hanke
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A comprehensive beginning with roots in scientific discovery and the inception of Civil War era business tactics. Currently tackling the early biography of the OG oil man himself: Rockefeller.
— Jan 04, 2025 04:17PM
