Random Reminiscences of Men and Events

The richest man in history sat down to explain himself. In these reminiscences John D. Rockefeller looks back on his path from bookkeeper's clerk to the founding of Standard Oil: the partners he trusted, the panics he weathered, his rules for business and giving, and the philosophy behind the fortune. Written in his own measured, surprisingly candid voice, it is an essential document of American enterprise, by turns instructive and provocative. Hear the man behind the name make his case, and judge for yourself.