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How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Rii's book told about the hard immigration life deep within the streets of New York City, he wanted to show the world what he had saw. He often stated his belief, “that every man’s experience ought to be worth something to the community from which he drew it, no matter what that experience may be, so long as it was gleaned along the line of some decent, honest work.” Roosevelt had even called him the "best American he ever knew," in that time. -
The History of Standard Oil
Written by Ida Tarbell, this was a 19-part series , with a detail of exposure of Rockefeller's unethical tactics. It portrayed the plight of Pennsylvania's oil workers inside. She often accused of him being money hungry and a hypocrite. -
The Shame of Cities
Written by Lincoln Steffens, this book had exposed politicial corruption across America's cities across the 20th century. He collected various insights on cities such as: St. Louis, Chicago, New York etc. His book foucsed more on what was happening within the politics part including things about Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed. -
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair relates how the life in Chicago often becomes dangerous at times. Often dealing with meat, is was based on the safe dealing with food. Due to misbranded livestock and not taking care of it, led to the Mear Inspection Act of 1906. Dealing more within the book also. labor practices were often hard and unsafe, and most families were in poverty.
