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Record Nr.

UNINA9910534547303321

Autore

Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965->

Titolo

The muckrakers and the Progressive Era [[electronic resource] /] / by Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009

ISBN

1-78402-628-X

0-7808-1127-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Defining moments

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""



""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""; ""Sources For Further Study""; ""Bibliography""; ""Photo and Illustration Credits""; ""Index""