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STORIES THAT CHANGED AMERICA

Muckrakers of the 20th Century

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   Order Code: PG139    ISBN : 9781583225172

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In this exuberant, carefully researched anthology, Jensen salutes 21 writers who dedicated their lives to exposing social injustice, political malfeasance, or corruption in business.
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Selections are preceded by an interpretive essay on the author with sources for further study. Works excerpted include The History of the Standard Oil Company (Ida Tarbell), The Shame of the Cities (Lincoln Steffens), The Woman Rebel (Margaret Sanger), In Search of Light (Edward R. Murrow), The American Way of Death (Jessica Mitford), The Population Bomb (Paul Ehrlich), Unsafe at Any Speed (Ralph Nader), and My Lai 4 (Seymour Hersh).

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Copyright

2000

Publisher

Seven Stories Press

Pages

270

Grade

7 and up

ISBN

9781583225172

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