John D. Rockefeller Secret Weapon

Albert Z. Carr

Published by McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., New York, 1962

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A nice tight copy, excellent binding, cover slight wear. Cloth deep blue with gilding and marbled covers.

Rockefeller's Secret Weapon" by Albert Z. Carr, published in 1962 by McGraw-Hill. The book provides a fascinating and detailed look into the rise of the Standard Oil monopoly, focusing on the strategic maneuvers and the "secret weapon" that allowed Rockefeller to dominate the American business landscape.

Albert Z. Carr (1902?1971) was an American economist, author, and government consultant known for his advisory service to Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman as well as his writings on business ethics, international affairs, and historical biography. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he earned a B.A. from the University of Chicago, an M.A. from Columbia University in 1926, and studied at the London School of Economics.

During World War II, Carr served as assistant to the chairman of the War Production Board, participated in White House missions to several countries, and later directed the Inter-Allied Reparations Agency overseeing Germany's postwar reparations. He continued in economic and marketing consulting roles, including as a vice president at Caravel Films and a special consultant to the American Paper Institute. Carr's prolific writing career spanned history, business, biography, and fiction. His books include John D. Rockefeller's Secret Weapon, The World and William Walker, The Coming of War on the War of 1812, Truman, Stalin and Peace, and Juggernaut: The Path of Dictatorship.

He also published the novel The Trial of Johnny Nobody. Carr is particularly remembered for his influential 1968 Harvard Business Review article "Is Business Bluffing Ethical?", which argued that business ethics often resemble the strategic deceptions permissible in poker rather than conventional social morality. He died of a heart attack in New York City at age 69.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: John D. Rockefeller Secret Weapon
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 1962
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good