One of the most prominent muckrackers of the progressive era, Ida Tarbell did more than anyone else to break up the giant trust, Standard Oil. Her articles and books about the company's practices made it the most hated trust in America and its owner, John D. Rockefeller, the country's most hated man.
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One of the most prominent muckrackers of the progressive era, Ida Tarbell did more than anyone else to break up the giant trust, Standard Oil. Her articles and books about the company's practices made it the most hated trust in America and its owner, John D. Rockefeller, the country's most hated man.
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