The Shame of the Cities (American Century Series)

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.