Standard Oil founder Rockefeller was one of the greatest Wall Street magnates Andrew Beattie was part of the original editorial team at Investopedia and has spent twenty years writing on a diverse ...

said it was unable to find any letters from John D. Rockefeller Sr. or to John D. Rockefeller Jr. that match those in the book. It also cited major factual errors in book, including an incorrect ...

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S.