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

• Autore: Hillstrom Laurie Collier <1965->
• Pubblicazione: Detroit, MI, : Omnigraphics, Inc., 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.23
• Soggetto topico: Journalism - Social aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Social problems - Press coverage - United States; Progressivism (United States politics) - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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 “Muckrakersâ€?""""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""
• Titolo autorizzato: The muckrakers and the Progressive Era
• ISBN: 1-78402-628-X; 0-7808-1127-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910534547303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Defining moments.