On this episode of Our American Stories John D Rockefeller had a very unusual childhood His father dubbed Devil Bill was a smooth-talking snake oil salesman while his mother was a very devoted and disciplined Christian who taught John to work to save and to give to charities This often-demonized so-called Robber Baron reshaped America creating an industry centered around the world's most important resource oil Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information
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