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Muckraking : three landmark articles

Title
Muckraking : three landmark articles / edited with an introduction by Ellen F. Fitzpatrick.
Publication
Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Steffens, Lincoln, 1866-1936.
  • Tarbell, Ida M. (Ida Minerva), 1857-1944.
  • Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946.
  • Fitzpatrick, Ellen F. (Ellen Frances)
Description
xii, 132 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
  • This volume is built around three famous muckraking magazine articles - by Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, and Ray Stannard Baker. All drawn from the same issue of McClure's Magazine (January 1903), the most prominent muckraking journal of the day, the articles examine issues that were of crucial concern to political reformers in the Progressive era: urban political corruption, the emergence and behavior of giant corporations, and labor racketeering in industrial America.
  • An extensive introduction provides the historical context from which muckraking emerged, and an essay following the three articles discusses the legacy of muckraking. Questions to consider when reading the articles, a chronology of events during the Progressive era, illustrations, a bibliography, and an index are also included.
Series Statement
The Bedford series in history and culture
Uniform Title
Bedford series in history and culture.
Subject
  • Press and politics > United States
  • Investigative reporting > United States
Note
  • "The essays reprinted in this volume appeared in the January 1903 edition of McClure's magazine"--P. 1.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-124) and index.
Contents
The Impact of Industrialism. The "Magazine Revolution" The Making of the Journalists. Finding the Story: The Genesis of the Muckrakers' Investigative Reporting -- The Documents. "The Shame of Minneapolis" / Lincoln Steffens. "The Oil War of 1872" / Ida M. Tarbell. "The Right to Work" / Ray Stannard Baker. Editorial: Concerning Three Articles in this Number of McClure's, and a Coincidence that May Set Us Thinking / S. S. McClure -- Conclusion: Muckraking and Its Aftermath. The Contemporary Response to Muckraking. The Demise of Muckraking. Suggestions for Further Reading.
ISBN
  • 0312102801
  • 0312089449 (pbk.)
LCCN
92075888
OCLC
ocm30458498
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries