Muckrakers a term coined in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt referred to American journalists, novelists and critics who, in the early 20th century, attempted to expose corruption in politics and the abuses of big business. One publication spearheading these exposes was McClures Magazine, and Ida Tarbell was the writer whose dramatic revelations eventually lead to effective regulation of the Standard Oil Company. Her story, serialized by McClure's in 1902 and 1903, tells the history of John D. Rockefeller's company. The first major industrial monopoly in the U.S., Standard Oil, in 1901,...
Muckrakers a term coined in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt referred to American journalists, novelists and critics who, in the early 20th centur...
