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Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936)

Author of The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens

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Treasury of Christmas Stories (1960) — Contributor — 314 copies
Writing New York: A Literary Anthology (1998) — Contributor — 275 copies
100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (1994) — Contributor — 165 copies
Horse Tales (1976) — Contributor — 74 copies
Animal Friends and Adventures (1949) — Contributor — 55 copies
Muckraking: Three Landmark Articles (1994) — Contributor — 49 copies
A Quarto of Modern Literature (1935) — Contributor — 39 copies
The old East Side, an anthology (1969) — Contributor — 38 copies
The Bolsheviki and world peace (1918) — Introduction, some editions — 21 copies
Continent's End: A Collection of California Writing (1944) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Pulp Crime MEGAPACK®: 25 Noir Mysteries (2016) — Contributor — 11 copies
Great Horse Stories (2010) — Contributor — 9 copies
Famosos casos de estafa y pillaje (1977) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Boys' Book of the West (2005) — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 4, December 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 2 copies
Eyes of Boyhood (1953) — Contributor — 2 copies
Prize stories from Collier's, 5 volumes — Contributor — 1 copy

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If there was one book that compelled me to spend my life as an historian studying the Gilded Age and Progressive Era it is The Shame of Cities by muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens. Collected in book form, these essays were originally published as a series of articles in McClure's magazine investigating the corruption of American cities. It tells a sordid picture of politics that shocked many at the time and contributed to some significant reforms and improvements in government practices.
 
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gregdehler | Aug 15, 2020 |
This is a long read (884 pages), but if you like reading books about muckrakers, New York City, or newspaper reporting, this book is for you. I skimmed the beginning about Steffens's childhood, but read page after page of his account of a reporter's life in New York City in the late 1890s and early 1900s. Steffens had the crime beat and was chummy with Teddy Roosevelt, one of the Police Commissioners during the Reform Movement. He later touches base with Governor Roosevelt and then President Roosevelt. Steffens travelled to a number of cities and investigated the political machines for graft and corruption. I'm tempted to acquire the other books he wrote as well.… (more)
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