The Rockefellers Chapter One
Clip: Season 13 Episode 1 | 9m 37s
John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.
John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America. Watch the epic story of the man who monopolized oil.
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The Rockefellers Chapter One
Clip: Season 13 Episode 1 | 9m 37s
John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America. Watch the epic story of the man who monopolized oil.
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