Muckrakers

MUCKRAKERS Exposing the corruption of early 20 th Century America.

Rapid industrialization following the Civil War led to many problems. Rapid Industrialization Robber Barons City Growth Factories Corruption Slums Sweatshops Machine Politics

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How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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