Ida M. Tarbell (1857–1944) was one of the founding figures of American investigative journalism, best known for her groundbreaking exposé of the Standard Oil Company that contributed to its breakup by the Supreme Court in 1911. In her autobiography, Tarbell traces her path from a Pennsylvania oil-country childhood through her education, her years in Paris, and her decades at McClure’s Magazine, where she helped define the muckraking tradition.
Candid, perceptive, and written with the clarity that made Tarbell one of journalism’s great stylists, this memoir is an essential document of American progressive-era history. Download the free EPUB and discover the woman who took on Rockefeller.