The Unheard Rockefeller Story Of Power And Wealth

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You probably associate it with money when you hear the name John D. Rockefeller, given that he was the wealthiest American in history and one of the most wealthy men of all time. His fortune was valued at US$409 billion at the time of his death in 1937 (adjusted for inflation, of course). And, that was roughly 2% of the entire economy of the United States. The large contributions he gave and the founding of the Rockefeller Foundation do not take this amount into account.

Rockefeller inherited the pious convictions of his mother and throughout his life, considered himself a devout man. He took everything he learned to establish Standard Oil, a large corporation that supplied 90 percent of America’s oil at one point. Do you ever wonder how this average man managed to monopolize industry as a whole?

Here is John D. Rockefeller’s tale and how he rose to the top to become one of the wealthiest personalities of his time.

SON OF A CON MAN

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John Rockefeller was born on July 8th, 1839, in Richford, New York. His father was known in the neighborhood as a con artist and was referred to as “Devil Bill.” When it came to…