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Sinclair was not a professional journalist but his story was first serialized before being published in book form. Sinclair considered himself to be a muckraker. " The Treason of the Senate: Aldrich, the Head of it All ", by David Graham Phillips , published as a series of articles in Cosmopolitan magazine in February 1906, described corruption ...
The novel was later published in book format by Doubleday in 1906. [2] The book realistically depicts working-class poverty, immigrant struggle, lack of social support or welfare, harsh living and dangerous working conditions, generating hopelessness or cynicism and cruelty among the powerless. These elements are contrasted with the deeply ...
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100 books and other works in several genres.
Ida Minerva Tarbell (November 5, 1857 – January 6, 1944) was an American writer, investigative journalist, biographer, and lecturer.She was one of the leading muckrakers and reformers of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was a pioneer of investigative journalism.
The book also describes how Riis became a reporter and how his work in immigrant enclaves kindled his desire for social reforms. Riis organized his autobiography chronologically, but each chapter illustrates a broader theme that America is a land of opportunity for those who are bold enough to take chances on their future.
Phillips' novels often commented on social issues of the day and frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic experiences. He was considered a progressive and for exposing corruption in the Senate he was labelled a muckraker .
For the San Francisco-based Bohemian Club, he wrote the Grove Play The Hamadryads, A Masque of Apollo in One Act' in 1904. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The same year, he moved to New York City to take a reporter's position at The New York Sun , then in its heyday under the editorship of Chester Lord and Selah M. Clark.
Joseph Lincoln Steffens (April 6, 1866 – August 9, 1936) was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century. He launched a series of articles in McClure's, called "Tweed Days in St. Louis", [1] that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the Cities.