The Shame of the Cities

by Lincoln Steffens

Book Overview

This muckraking classic attacked corrupt election practices and shady dealings in businesses and city governments across the nation. Taking a hard look at the unprincipled lives of political bosses, police corruption, graft payments, and other notorious political abuses of the time, the book set the style for future investigative reporting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809000083
• ISBN13: 9780809000081
• Release Date: January 1957
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.