Titan

Titan — Full Chapter Overview

• Chapter 1: Recommendation

• Chapter 2: Young John D. Rockefeller’s family moved often due to his absent father.

• Chapter 3: At the age of sixteen, Rockefeller eagerly entered business and quickly found rapid success in that world.

• Chapter 4: During the late 1860s, Rockefeller unified his oil interests within the Standard Oil Company.

• Chapter 5: By 1875, Rockefeller ruled American oil, yet stayed very frugal indeed in his own habits.

• Chapter 6: A reorganized, New York–based Standard Oil started to encounter competition overseas.

• Chapter 7: Standard Oil entered oil production, and Rockefeller boldly financed the new University of Chicago.

• Chapter 8: Rockefeller retired in 1897, and his son started his tenure at Standard Oil.

• Chapter 9: In retirement, Rockefeller kept up his philanthropy and confronted attacks from the public press.

• Chapter 10: As the press hunted for Rockefeller’s absent father, he focused more instead on philanthropy.

• Chapter 11: In 1911, Standard Oil was compelled to break up, ending the Rockefeller monopoly for good.

• Chapter 12: In 1913, Rockefeller founded a global charity, but his efforts were overshadowed by miners shot while striking.

• Chapter 13: The 1910s saw intensified philanthropy from both father and son.

• Chapter 14: Rockefeller lived to a ripe old age, and he died on May 23, 1937, at 97.