Senior had first been quoted a figure of
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
Senior had first been quoted a figure of $30,000 for the entire landscaping job and was horrified in 1910 when the bill swelled to $750,000—more than the cost of house and furnishings combined! (It would equal nearly $12 million in contemporary money.) Thus far, he had been restrained, but now he gave his son a good tongue-lashing.
chapter: CHAPTER 25 - The Codger