‘Every week in the year for many, many years, this concern has brought into this country more than a million dollars gold, all from the products produced by American labour. I am proud of the record, and believe most Americans will be when they understand some things better.’
John D. Rockefeller, one of the most successful businessmen in history, wrote this book to go over some events, great and small, that made up his life. The incidents documented by Rockefeller in this book were those that seemed vitally important to him when they happened and still stood out distinctly in his memory when he wrote this book. Readers can get an authentic glimpse of both Rockefeller’s business and private life through these reminiscences.
John Davison Rockefeller was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company which once dominated the oil industry.