As the twentieth century opened, Americans were jolted out of their laissez-faire complacency by detailed exposures, in journalism and fiction, of the corruption underlying the country's greatest institutions. This rude awakening was the work of the muckrakers, as Theodore Roosevelt christened these press agents for reform. From 1902, when it latched onto such mass circulation magazines as Collier's and McClure's, until it merged into the Progressive movement in 1912, muckraking relentlessly pricked the nation's social ...
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As the twentieth century opened, Americans were jolted out of their laissez-faire complacency by detailed exposures, in journalism and fiction, of the corruption underlying the country's greatest institutions. This rude awakening was the work of the muckrakers, as Theodore Roosevelt christened these press agents for reform. From 1902, when it latched onto such mass circulation magazines as Collier's and McClure's, until it merged into the Progressive movement in 1912, muckraking relentlessly pricked the nation's social conscience by exposing the abuses of industry and politics. Ranging in tone from the scholarly to the sensational, muckraking articles attacked food adulteration, unscrupulous insurance practices, fraudulent claims for patent medicines, and links between government and vice. When muckrakers raised their voices against child labor, graft, monopoly, unsafe mill conditions, and the white slave trade of poor immigrant girls, they found a receptive audience. "I aimed at the public's heart," wrote Upton Sinclair about The Jungle, "and by accident I hit it in the stomach." Gathering the most significant pieces published during the heyday of the muckraking movement, The Muckrakers brings vividly to life this unique era of exposure and self-examination. For each article, Arthur and Lila Weinberg provide concise commentary on the background of its subject and the specific and long-range repercussions of its publication. The volume features the work of both journalists and fiction writers, including Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, Upton Sinclair, Ray Stannard Baker, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Thomas W. Lawson, Charles Edward Russell, and Mark Sullivan. Eloquent and uncompromising, the muckrakers shocked America from a state of lethargy into Progressive reform. This generous volume vividly captures the urgency of their quest.
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Stated first printing, 1961. Hardcover in original unclipped DJ. Jacket frayed at edges, generally shelfworn with age. Strong binding. Minimal yellowing at page edges. Text clean with no underlining. Good copy.
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Good in Good jacket. Dust jacket has moderate wear with some small closed tears along top and bottom edges. Cloth boards are faded and there is a used bookplate on the front pastedown, as well as a gift inscription on endpaper. Outside and bottom page edges have small moisture stains. Pages are clean and unmarked. LO.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Wear & chipping to price clipped DJ, with small open tears and light foxing; In the early part of the 20th century, a vibrant, engaged media diligently investigated all manner of wrongdoing and corruption in all walks of American life--even the ruling elite! The flavor of that long-gone era is captured here with examples of muckraking reporting and a discussion of the specific issues at hand and the long term outlook thereof; 8vo; 449 pages.