This muckraking classic, which eventually led to regulation of the Standard Oil Company, was the inaugural work for crusading journalists whose mission was to expose corruption and abuse during the early 20th century. The history combined descriptions of John D. Rockefeller's business practices with his personal characteristics, creating an image of a cunning and ruthless person. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by Harper Torchbooks, Harper & Row, Publishers, Incorporated, New York, 1966.
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The Shame of the Cities by Lincoln Steffens Taking a hard look at the unprincipled lives of political bosses, police corruption, graft payments, and other political abuses of the time, the book set the style for future investigative reporting.
