More than a muckraker : Ida Tarbell's lifetime in journalism
Twentieth-century investigative journalism finds its roots in the work of Ida M. Tarbell (1857-1944). Interested in the sciences, Tarbell brought the rigor of scientific inquiry and a penchant for accuracy to detailed investigations of larger topics, especially those involving governmental corruption and the excesses of big business. And, although Tarbell is best known for her muckraking journalistic battles with John D
Print Book, English, ©1994
1st ed
University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, ©1994