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TRUTH'S INVESTIGATOR. The great oil octopus. Lond., (etc.), 1911. 255 pp. Illustr. ocl. (Some minor foxing, paper covering inner hinges a bit dam., but a v.g. copy).
The term 'oil octopus' was a common metaphor in the early 20th c., often used in political cartoons and journalism to depict Standard Oil/Rockefeller Family as a monopolistic and corrupting force with tentacles reaching into politics, media, and the global economy. This book consists of investigative articles first published in the London weekly magazine 'Truth', and was published in the year when Standard Oil was broken up in a landmark antitrust case by the Supreme Court of the United States.€ 60
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