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Amazing American

 

Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

 

Learning Tools

 

PhotoStory Introduction

Narration Guide

Study Guide

 

Links for Learning

 

Biography

The Rockefellers on PBS

Rockefeller Archive Center

 

Amazing American Spreadsheet

 

John D. Rockefeller

 

July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937

 

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        Key Questions

 

·       How old was John D. Rockefeller when he began his first business and what was his highest level of educational attainment?

·       Why was John D. Rockefeller’s company split up by the Federal Government?

·       What non-profit organizations was John D. Rockefeller instrumental in starting?              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

 

 Sean Healey

 University of West Georgia

shealey1@my.westga.edu

 4/18/08

 

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"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success."

-- John D. Rockefeller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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