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Preface | |
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How to Use This Book | |
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Research Topics for the Muckrakers and the Progressive Era | |
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Narrative Overview | |
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Prologue | |
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Events Leading Up to the Progressive Era | |
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The Role of Journalism in America | |
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Addressing Social Problems | |
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Battling the Titans of Industry | |
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Exposing Government Corruption | |
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The Muckraking Tradition Continues | |
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Legacy of the Progressive Era | |
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Biographies | |
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Journalist and Author of Following the Color line: (1870-1946) | |
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Progressive Owner and Editor of McClure's Magazine: (1857-1949) | |
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Journalist Who Wrote the "Treason of the Senate" Series: (1867-1911) | |
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Photographer and Author of How the Other Half Lives: (1849-1914) | |
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Industrial Tycoon, Philanthropist, and Major Target of the Muckrakers: (1839-1937) | |
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President of the United States, 1901-1909: (1858-1919) | |
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Journalist, Political Leader, and Author of the Jungle: (1878-1968) | |
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Journalist and Author of the Shame of the Cities: (1866-1936) | |
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Journalist and Author of the History of the Standard Oil Company: (1857-l944) | |
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Primary Sources | |
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President Theodore Roosevelt Promises Progressive Reform | |
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Jacob Riis Chronicles the Struggles of the Urban Poor | |
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John Spargo Describes the Tragedy of Child Labor | |
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Ida Tarbell Investigates the Standard Oil Trust | |
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Upton Sinclair Exposes Problems in the Meatpacking Industry | |
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Lincoln Steffens Reveals the Shame of the Cities | |
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David Graham Phillips Blasts Corrupt U.S. Senators | |
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Roosevelt Calls Crusading Journalists "Muckrakcrs" | |
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The Washington Post Gives Wounded Veterans a Voice | |
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Pete Hamill Explains the Importance of Investigative Journalism | |
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Modern-Day Muckrakers Face Major Challenges | |
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Important People, Places, and Terms | |
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Chronology | |
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Sources for Further Study | |
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Bibliography | |
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Photo and Illustration Credits | |
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Index | |