Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism
by Bausum, Ann
ALA Notable/Best BooksGolden Kite Award/Honor BookNCTE Orbis Pictus Award/Honor BookJournalistAmerican/U.S. History
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AR Book Level
9.2
AR Points
3
Word Count
14,492
Interest Level
Middle Grades Plus (MG+ 6 and up)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
118871 EN
About this book
This is the story of the birth of investigative journalism in America. At the turn of the 20th century, news reporters and monthly magazines collaborated to create a new kind of journalism, in-depth exposés of corporate, labor, and political corruption.