Itself now part of a holding company called Royal Dutch Shell plc, Shell Oil is the fifth largest oil company in the world by market capitalization, according to Investopedia. But it came from far ...
Big moment of the nineteenth century -- Other beginnings, ten thousand miles away -- Sumatra to Seattle, 1912-1920 -- An investment in Oklahoma, 1912-1920 -- A springboard to prominence, 1920-1925 -- ...