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Bausum, Ann

Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism

111 pp. | National | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0137-7 $21.95 | Library ISBN 978-1-4263-0138-4 $32.90
(3) YA This book presents the history of investigative journalism then focuses its lens more specifically on the lives and work of three muckrakers. Bausum concludes by identifying modern-day muckraking efforts, perhaps inspiring readers to test the waters themselves. Many well-chosen photographs give faces to these historical figures and the time period; sidebar quotes help break up the text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
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