the War put a different face on oil. It suddenly became a m… - Ida Tarbell

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the War put a different face on oil. It suddenly became a matter for government control. It was no longer a private business. It was life and death for the Allies.

Ida Tarbell

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Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism.

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Alternative Names: Ida Minerva Tarbell • Ida M. Tarbell

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