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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.
Lincoln Steffens (born April 6, 1866, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died August 9, 1936, Carmel, California) was an American journalist, lecturer, and political philosopher, a leading figure among the writers whom U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt called muckrakers. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley in 1889 ...
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May 13, 2011 · Lincoln Steffens: Muckraker’s Progress. He knew everyone and he went everywhere. He was a confidant to presidents, a mentor to two of the most influential journalists in American history, a ...
Jun 15, 2023 · A century ago, the American journalist Lincoln Steffens visited the land of Lenin (the Soviet Union) and famously pronounced upon his return, “I have been over into the future, and it works.” Steffens was known in his day as a “muckraker.” In this instance, the muck he was peddling was exceptionally execrable.
Jun 8, 2018 · Learn about Lincoln Steffens, the most famous of the American muckraker journalists who exposed corruption in government and business. Find out his life story, his literary style, his political views, and his influence on the muckraking movement.
Oct 27, 2015 · Lincoln Steffens was a journalist who exposed the corruption of political bosses in America's cities at the turn of the century. He argued that the problem was not the immoral men, but the warped systems that enabled them, and that reformers should focus on fixing the system, not the politician.
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In October 1902 McClure’s Magazine published what many consider the first muckraking article, Lincoln Steffens' “Tweed Days in St. Louis.”. The “muckrakers” wrote on many subjects, including child labor, prisons, religion, corporations, and insurance companies. But urban political corruption remained a particularly popular target ...
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