Taking on the TrustW. W. Norton & Company, 2009 M08 10 - 338 pages “A demonstration that . . . the power of the press to expose corruption was not to be ignored.”—Paul E. Steiger, Wall Street Journal Hailed by critics on its release, this fascinating dual biography looks at two extraordinary lives and the social history of the Progressive Era. Taking on the Trust is a grand achievement by a skilled scholar and proud defender of the ever-necessary act of political journalism. |
Contents
A Childhood Portrait in Oil | 3 |
A Young Adult Portrait in Oil | 21 |
Dodging Bullets as the Oil Flows | 38 |
Moving Up | 64 |
Lost and Found | 84 |
Discovering the Power of the Printed Word ΙΟΙ | 101 |
Far from Home Close to Home | 126 |
McClures Magazine | 150 |
Napoleon | 168 |
Unearthing Skeletons | 177 |
Researching the Behemoth | 208 |
Bibliographic Essay and Select Bibliography | 275 |
Acknowledgments | 289 |
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Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller Steve Weinberg No preview available - 2008 |
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