Standard Oil Part II

We bring the epic saga of Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller to
a close (for now) with two of history's greatest second acts:
Rockefeller's pioneering of modern philanthropy (and really
modern life itself), and perhaps the single greatest shareholder
value "unlock" of all-time in the breakup of Standard Oil. And
like any great American saga, of course the good guys win in the
end. The only question is... just who were the good guys?? 


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