The muckrakers and the Progressive Era /
Provides a detailed account of the muckraking movement in early twentieth-century American journalism and its contribution to progressive reforms. Explores how the muckraking tradition and progressive political ideas have continued through the modern era. Features include a narrative overview, biogr...
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Detroit :
Omnigraphics,
[2010]
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| Series: | Defining moments.
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Table of Contents:
- Narrative overview. Prologue
- Events leading up to the Progressive Era
- The role of journalism in America
- Addressing social problems
- Battling the titans of industry
- Exposing government corruption
- The muckraking tradition continues
- Legacy of the Progressive Era
- Biographies. Ray Stannard Baker (1870-1946) : journalist and author of Following the color line
- S.S. McClure (1857-1949) : progressive owner and editor of McClure's magazine
- David Graham Phillips (1867-1911) : journalist who wrote the "Treason of the Senate" series
- Jacob Riis (1849-1914) : photographer and author of How the other half lives
- John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) : industrial tycoon, philanthropist, and major target of the muckrakers
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) : president of the United States, 1901-1909
- Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) : journalist, political leader, and author of The jungle
- Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936) : Journalist and author of The shame of the cities
- Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944) : Journalist and author of The history of the Standard Oil Company
- Primary sources. President Theodore Roosevelt promises progressive reform
- Jacob Riis chronicles the struggles of the urban poor
- John Spargo describes the tragedy of child labor
- Ida Tarbell investigates the Standard Oil Trust
- Upton Sinclair exposes problems in the meatpacking industry
- Lincoln Steffens reveals the shame of the cities
- David Graham Phillips blasts corrupt U.S. senators
- Roosevelt calls crusading journalists "muckrakers"
- The Washington post gives wounded veterans a voice
- Pete Hamill explains the importance of investigative journalism
- Modern-day muckrakers face major challenges
- Important, people, places, and terms
- Chronology.