The Shame of the Cities
by Lincoln Steffens
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This muckraking classic attacked corrupt election practices and shady dealings in businesses and city governments across the nation. Taking a hard look at the unprincipled lives of political bosses, police corruption, graft payments, and other notorious political abuses of the time, the book set the style for future investigative reporting.Tags
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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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- Canonical title
- The Shame of the Cities
- Original publication date
- 1957
- Important places
- USA
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Sociology, General Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 352.00724 — Society, government, & culture Public administration & military science General considerations of public administration Cities
- LCC
- JS403 — Political Science Local government. Municipal government Local government. Municipal government United States
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- 140
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- ASINs
- 10
