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Backus— forever known to history as “the Widow

1878 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
Backus— forever known to history as “the Widow Backus”—blind when buying her Cleveland lubricating plant in 1878. If every melodrama needs a poor, lorn widow, cheated by a scheming cad, then Mrs. Backus perfectly fitted Tarbell’s portrait of Rockefeller.

chapter: CHAPTER 22 - Avenging Angel

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Start date (EDTF) 1878 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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