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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 | |