TITAN / THE LIFE OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR.

From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Alexander Hamilton: here is the essential, endlessly engrossing biography of John D. Roc kefeller, Sr.the Jekyll-and-Hyde of American capitalism. In the course of his nearly 98 years, Rockefeller was known as both a rapa cious robber baron, whose Standard Oil Company rode roughshod over an industry, and a philanthropist who donated money lavishly to u niversities and medical centers. He was the terror of his competitors, the bogeyman of reformers, the delight of caricaturistsand a n utter en...[Read more]