Published in McLure’s between October 1902 and November 1904, Ida Tarbell’s 19-part series about the ascent and methods of Standard Oil painted John D. Rockefeller as an unethical monopolist. Public reaction to the articles is credited with setting in motion a chain of events which led to the 1911 Supreme Court decision that Standard Oil violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and the eventual breakup of the company. While the issues may not be as momentous for the general public,