The Shame of the Cities: The Famous Muckraking Expose of Corruption in America’s Cities: St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York Cover
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The Shame of the Cities The Famous Muckraking Expose of Corruption in America’s Cities: St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New York

Lincoln Steffens

Renowned muckraker and investigative reporter Lincoln Steffens recounts a series of historic corruption scandals in cities of the United States. The various backhanders and embezzlements occurring in the urban councils of the USA in the late 19th century are recalled here. Though the country was in...

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By 1904, Lincoln Steffens collected his articles exposing crooked dealings and nefarious ties between big business and politics in several cities into this book, showing corruption was a national crisis.

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By 1904, Steffens had enough material to collect his articles into a book, The Shame of Cities.

— Episode: The Progressive Era | The Muckrakers | 2

Episode: The Progressive Era | The Muckrakers | 2

By 1904, Lincoln Steffens collected his articles exposing crooked dealings and nefarious ties between big business and politics in several cities into this book, showing corruption was a national crisis.

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By 1904, Steffens had enough material to collect his articles into a book, The Shame of Cities.

The spirit of graft and of lawlessness is the American spirit.

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