Muckrakers : how Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens helped expose scandal, inspire reform, and invent investigative journalism / by Ann Bausum.
Foreword / Daniel Schorr -- Introduction -- 1. The shame of the nation -- 2. Muckraker origins -- 3. Fighting the octopus -- 4. Labor and lamb chops -- 5. Shaking the foundations -- 6. An enduring tradition -- Afterword -- Time line of muckraking and pantheon of muckrakers -- Resource guide -- Bibliography -- Research notes and acknowledgments -- Citations and illustrations credits -- Index.