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112 pp.
| Morgan |
April, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 1-883846-87-0$$20.95
(3)
YAWorld Writers series.
Illustrated with black-and-white photos, this biography of the prominent muckraker covers both her laudable efforts (e.g., a biography of Abraham Lincoln) and her biased but groundbreaking look at John D. Rockefeller in The History of the Standard Oil Company. Somervill does not shrink away from presenting the more controversial aspects of Tarbell's life and career. Bib., glos., ind.