Not only was he the world's first billionaire he's one of the richest people in history His empire Standard Oil became the most dominant monopoly in the world by brutally crushing competitors taking control of multiple industries bribing the government into submission and treating business as if it was war Because of his ruthless business practices and secretive deals Rockefeller made many enemies His career is filled with bitter rivalries like with Andrew Carnegie and even ferocious battles against US presidents His story is one of only a handful of cases where someone manages to rise from the depth of poverty to the absolute peak of wealth and power Rockefeller's story is at times inspiring and at times

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