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Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965-> |
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Titolo |
The muckrakers and the Progressive Era [[electronic resource] /] / by Laurie Collier Hillstrom |
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Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-78402-628-X |
0-7808-1127-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (266 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Journalism - Social aspects - United States - History - 20th century |
Social problems - Press coverage - United States |
Progressivism (United States politics) - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Social conditions 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Research Topics for The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era""; ""Narrative Overview""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter One - Events Leading Up to the Progressive Era""; ""Chapter Two - The Role of Journalism in America""; ""Chapter Three - Addressing Social Problems""; ""Chapter Four - Battling the Titans of Industry""; ""Chapter Five - Exposing Government Corruption""; ""Chapter Six - The Muckraking Tradition Continues""; ""Chapter Seven - Legacy of the Progressive Era""; ""Biographies""; ""Ray Stannard Baker"" |
""S.S. McClure""""David Graham Phillips""; ""Jacob Riis""; ""John D. Rockefeller""; ""Theodore Roosevelt""; ""Upton Sinclair""; ""Lincoln Steffens""; ""Ida M. Tarbell""; ""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"" |
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