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BL
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1041772
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b796142
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Hillstrom, Laurie Collier,1965-
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| Title & Author
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The muckrakers and the Progressive Era /\ by Laurie Collier Hillstrom.
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit, MI :: Omnigraphics, Inc.,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Defining moments
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1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages)
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| ISBN
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0780810937
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: 0780811275
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: 9780780810938
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: 9780780811270
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9780780810938
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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"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, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Journalism-- Social aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Progressivism (United States politics)-- History-- 20th century.
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Social problems-- Press coverage-- United States.
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Journalism-- Social aspects.
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Progressivism (United States politics)
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Social conditions
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Social problems-- Press coverage.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Media Studies.
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United States, Social conditions, 20th century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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302.230973/09042
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| LC Classification
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PN4888.S6H55 2009eb
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