The Muckrakers and the Progressive Era (Defining Moments)

COVER......Page 1
COPYRIGHT......Page 5
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 10
New Feature......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Comments and Suggestions......Page 13
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK......Page 14
RESEARCH TOPICS FOR THE MUCKRAKERS AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA......Page 16
NARRATIVE OVERVIEW......Page 18
PROLOGUE......Page 20
1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE PROGRESSIVE ERA......Page 24
The Industrial Revolution......Page 25
Impacts on American Society......Page 27
Problems in Cities and Factories......Page 28
Early Reform Efforts......Page 30
Populists Demand Change......Page 33
The Progressive Movement......Page 36
The Early History of American Journalism......Page 38
The Development of Modern Newspapers......Page 41
Pulitzer and Hearst......Page 43
The Rise of Magazines......Page 44
The Muckrakers Arrive......Page 45
McClure’s Magazine Leads the Movement......Page 49
Poverty and Squalor in the Cities......Page 52
Child Labor......Page 57
Women’s Issues......Page 61
Racial Equality......Page 64
Investigating the Trusts......Page 68
Uncovering the Exploitation of Workers......Page 71
Creating Sympathy for the Working Class......Page 75
Raising Concerns about Food Safety......Page 77
Protecting Consumers from Patent Medicines......Page 79
Busting the Trusts......Page 82
Bringing Shame on Corrupt City Governments......Page 86
Exposing Corporate Influence over the U.S. Senate......Page 90
Enacting Political Reforms......Page 92
Trying Roosevelt’s Patience......Page 94
The End of the Muckraking Era......Page 95
6. THE MUCKRAKING TRADITION CONTINUES......Page 102
American Journalism Since the Muckrakers......Page 103
Muckraking in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century......Page 106
Taking On Large Corporations......Page 107
Revealing Military Abuses......Page 109
Uncovering the Political Scandal of the Century......Page 112
Revisiting Familiar Muckraking Themes......Page 113
Challenges for Future Muckrakers......Page 117
7. LEGACY OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA......Page 120
Lasting Achievements of the Progressive Era......Page 121
The End of the Progressive Era......Page 122
The New Deal Brings Back Progressive Ideas......Page 124
Shifts in American Political Thought......Page 126
A New Progressive Era?......Page 129
BIOGRAPHIES......Page 130
Awakening of a Social Reformer......Page 132
A Leading Voice of the Muckrakers......Page 133
Biographer of Woodrow Wilson......Page 134
Entering the World of Magazine Publishing......Page 136
Flagship of the Muckraking Movement......Page 137
The Decline of McClure’s......Page 139
Newspaperman from Cincinnati to London......Page 141
“The Treason of the Senate”......Page 142
Life as a Reporter and Reformer......Page 145
How the Other Half Lives......Page 146
Chronicling Life in the American City......Page 147
Business Success at an Early Age......Page 149
Building an Oil Empire......Page 150
Target of the Muckrakers......Page 151
The End of Standard Oil......Page 152
Entering the World of Politics......Page 154
Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement......Page 155
Clashing with the Muckrakers......Page 156
An Enduring Figure in American Politics......Page 157
Joining the Socialist Party......Page 159
Writing The Jungle......Page 160
Deepening Involvement in Politics......Page 161
Running for Governor of California......Page 162
A Prolific Writer to the End......Page 163
Finding a Life in Journalism......Page 165
Moving on to McClure’s......Page 166
Leaving the Muckraking Movement Behind......Page 167
Pursuing a Career in Journalism......Page 169
Icon of the Muckraking Movement......Page 170
New York’s Misrepresentatives......Page 206
Bureaucratic Battles......Page 218
Government Watchdog......Page 230
Uncovering Corporate Malfeasance......Page 232
Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism......Page 233
PRIMARY SOURCES......Page 174
President Theodore Roosevelt Promises Progressive Reform......Page 176
Jacob Riis Chronicles the Struggles of the Urban Poor......Page 182
John Spargo Describes the Tragedy of Child Labor......Page 187
Ida Tarbell Investigates the Standard Oil Trust......Page 190
Upton Sinclair Exposes Problems in the Meatpacking Industry......Page 195
Lincoln Steffens Reveals the Shame of the Cities......Page 199
David Graham Phillips Blasts Corrupt U.S. Senators......Page 205
Roosevelt Calls Crusading Journalists “Muckrakers”......Page 209
The Washington Post Gives Wounded Veterans a Voice......Page 214
Pete Hamill Explains the Importance of Investigative Journalism......Page 223
Modern-Day Muckrakers Face Major Challenges......Page 229
Conservative......Page 236
Moore, Michael (1954)......Page 237
Progressive Era......Page 238
Social Darwinism......Page 239
Trust......Page 240
Woodward, Bob (1943)......Page 241
CHRONOLOGY......Page 242
SOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY......Page 250
Books......Page 252
Periodicals......Page 253
Online......Page 254
PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION CREDITS......Page 256
INDEX......Page 258