Synopsis

The following is a sweeping, two-part portrait of the Rockefeller family, a name inextricably linked with immense fortune. The first part charts the ascent of John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), who in the 1860s discovered his fortune – a metaphorical strike of oil – and transformed it into a corporate empire so vast the Supreme Court felt compelled to dismantle it in 1911. It also explores how he and his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874-1960), navigated a life of unparalleled wealth, and the res