Review: "Taking on the Trust"
Chris Roush says Steve Weinberg's latest book, "Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller," should be required reading for anyone who has to report on companies. Weinberg takes readers through the backdrop of how Tarbell came to write about Standard Oil, her reporting and writing tactics and her motivations. MORE


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