Oil Industry Development
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
When he stepped down from Standard Oil, he was probably worth about $200 million—$3.5 billion today—whereas, thanks to the internal-combustion engine, his fortune soared to $1 billion by 1913—surely history’s most lucrative retirement, and one that must have softened the sting of press vituperation.
chapter: CHAPTER 18 - Nemesis