One of the wealthiest personalities to inhabit this planet, John Davison Rockefeller was an oil business tycoon and philanthropist. He was easily the most affluent American of all time. Rockefeller's breakthrough moment appeared when he concentrated on refining instead of drilling for the oil fields. As a result of the rise in the consumption of kerosene and gasoline, there was an exponential rise in Rockefeller's wealth. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...Family RootsFather of the Future BillionaireYoung RockefellerCreating the Standard Oil CompanyThe Company Gained MomentumRockefeller's FightPersonal LifeThe story of Rockefeller as told in this book provides a deep view of the oil industry and is told from a very human and real perspective. It looks at the events that shaped his life, from the shenanigans of his crooked father to the pleasant and philanthropic old man that he became. It is a story that is both instructive and interesting. It is a story of America itself told from the perspective of one of the world's most successful men who rose from nothing and set the world on its path-a path that we still traverse today almost a century after his passing.
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