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TAKING ON THE TRUST: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Norton, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "How an investigative journalist brought down Standard Oil." Both a fascinating picture of the beginning of investigative journalism in the US - or muckracking - and the early history of the oil industry, and a biography of two strong-willed and determined people. Photographs, bibliography, index. xv, 304 pp. ISBN: 978-0393-049350.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 50893More details Price: $18.00 -
LINCOLN STEFFENS, a Biography.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Detailed account of the life - and beliefs - of one of America's first investigative journalists, the Sacramento born reporter who led the group that Teddy Roosevelt called 'muckrackers.' Illustrated with photographs. 380 pages including index and notes.
Condition: Good in a good dustjacket (some spotting to edges of textblock, gift inscription, pc.)
Book ID: 13808More details Price: $18.00