Muckrakers

Book written by Upton Sinclar

• The Jungle

• The Octopus

• History of Standard Oil

• How the Other Half Lives

Subject of The Jungle

• Problems such as poverty faced by people in the cities

• Abuses of the railroad company on farmers

• Horrible practices in Chicago Meat packing plants, such as rats on meat

• Political corruption in major cities

Book written by Lincoln Steffans

• The Jungle

• How the Other Half Lives

• Shame of the Cities

• History of Standard Oil

Subject of Shame of the Cities

• Political corruption in big cities

• Haphazard practices in Chicago meat packing plants

• Abuses of the railroad company on farmers

• Problems faced by people living in the cities such as poverty

Book written by Jacob Riis

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Jungle

• History of Standard Oil

• McClure's Magazine

Subject of How the Other Half Lives

• Problems faced by those living in the inner city, such as poverty and poor living conditions

• Haphazard practiced in Chicago meat packing plants, such as rats running along the meat

• Political corruption in big cities where politicians were more concerned with profit and politics

• Abuses on farmers committed by the railroad company

Book written by Ida Tarbell

• History of the Standard Oil Company

• How the Other Half Lives

• The Octopus

• The Jungle

Subject of History of the Standard Oil Company

• Haphazard working conditions in a Chicago meat packing plant such as rodents running around the factory

• Poor treatment of farmers by the railroad company which stole their land to expand

• Documented John D. Rockefeller's rise to power, focusing on his lack of ethics which harmed his workers

• Poor living conditions faced by those living in urban areas

Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business

• Gump Mushers
• Muckrakers
• Scalawags
• Dirt Diggers

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Which of these describes a Muckraker?

• A business person who uses ruthless business tactics

• A member of an Ethics Committee

• A person who advocates for women's suffrage

• Someone who works to expose corruption and force change