Ida+Tarbell

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 * Ida Minerva Tarbell** (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was a American [|teacher], author and [|journalist]. She was known as one of the leading "[|muckrakers]" of her day, work known in modern times as "[|investigative journalism]." She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. She is best-known for her 1904 book //[|The History of the Standard Oil Company]//, which was listed as number five in a 1999 list by the //New York Times// of the top 100 works of twentieth-century American journalism. The inspiration for her book came from her father being put out of business by oil billionaire [|John D. Rockefeller], Sr.