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Muckrakers During the Progressive Era

By De'Nesha

  • How the Other Half Lives

    How the Other Half Lives
    It was written by Jacob Riis. It was a platform for exposing the plight of the lower class community.

  • The History of the Standard Oil Company

    The History of the Standard Oil Company
    It was written by Ida Tarbell. She exposed John D. Rockefeller corrupts ways. It was a 19 part series.

  • The Shame of Cities

    The Shame of Cities
    It was written by Lincoln Steffens. It was written "to sound for the civic pride of an apparently shameless citizenship."

  • The Jungle

    The Jungle
    It was written by Upton Sinclair. He wrote this book to expose the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry.