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

Legislation enacted as a result of the "The Jungle"

• Pure Food & Drug Act

• Tenement Housing Act

• 17th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

Subject of The Octopus

• Haphazard conditions of the Chicago meat packing factories that allowed water to drip on meat

• Focused on the injustices at the fault of the railroad company on farmers. It covered an event between ranchers and the railroad that turned bloody

• The problems facing the urban poor, like poor living conditions

• Political corruption in the cities were politicians focused more on their own profits than governing.