American Eagle: Rockefeller

Author: Jie Lifu
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: Rockefeller was an operating master who dared to bet his biggest in times of adversity. He didn’t care about the pressure from his opponents but only believed in two things: perseverance and belief! Rockefeller was extremely skilled at using sophisticated strategies to defeat his competitors, gradually expanding his competitive strength, and establishing his powerful monopoly. John D. Rockefeller, the legendary founder of the influential Rockefeller financial empire. At the age of seven, he began his business career, becoming a millionaire by his twenties. By his thirties, he not only had a loving wife and daughter but also owned a remarkable company—the Standard Oil Company. His unique "Rosebud" business strategy made his opponents bow to his authority. He even turned stone into gold during the Great Depression, establishing a massive oil trust and thereby triggering a decade-long U.S. antitrust movement... Rockefeller, a legendary figure both respected and hated, with superhuman business acumen, firmly grasped the lifeline of world oil. An unscrupulous monopolist, a fearsome—American eagle.