false 7349455 315628 54857 1426301375 9781426301377 8 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54857.Muckrakers_How_Ida_Tarbell_Upton_Sinclair_and_Lincoln_Steffens_Helped_Expose_Scandal_Inspire_Reform_and_Invent_Investigative_Journalism 3.44 18 exposés of corporate, labor, and political corruption. Many of these stories become instant bestsellers in book format: books like The Jungle, Upton Sinclair's classic account of corruption in the meat-packing industry.

Ann Bausum's dramatic narrative follows a generation of dedicated journalists who force responsible changes in industry and politics as America thrives. Muckrakers is the inside story of public-spirited journalism right through its evolution, with profiles of latter-day practitioners like Woodward and Bernstein and today's Internet bloggers.

Ann Bausum's storytelling savvy will engage and inspire young people to cherish age-old values such as truth and public accountability. Muckrakers is the scoop on American journalism. ]]> 22089 3.73 107 34 2007 2 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 12:55:44 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 17:39:31 -0700 2007