Download or read book Taking on the Trust written by Steve Weinberg and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2008 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account set against a backdrop of the Progressive Era traces the efforts of muckraking woman reporter Ida Tarbell to challenge the business practices of the monopolistic Standard Oil company, a campaign that led to a landmark 1911 Supreme Court antitrust decision. 13,000 first printing.