Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Some of them were collected in her history of the standard oil company 1904. Originally serialized in 19 parts in mcclures magazine, the book wa. She is bestknown for her 1904 book the history of the standard oil company, which was listed as no. The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of muckraking journalism investigative, watchdog, or reform journalism, and helped direct the moral compass of the day. Stephanie groton ushers the reader into gilded age america and the blend of entertainment and muckraking, moral purpose and pursuit of readers that characterized mcclures. Mcclures was founded by samuel sidney mcclure and john sanborn phillips in 1893 and quickly rose in popularity using quality fistion and substantial articles on timely topics which established the muckraking standard of the age with original photography and illustrationthe demise came slowly after phillips and key writer ida tarbell left. Tarbell meticulously documented the aggressive techniques standard oil employed to outmaneuver and, where necessary, roll over whoever got in its way.
Mcclure, founder of mcclures magazine, hired her in 1894. Mcclure s magazine december, 1895 paperback july 6, 2010. The history of the standard oil company is a book written by journalist ida tarbell in 1904. In 1916 the magazine published an automobile year book first mcclure automobile year book with the. Mcclures magazine alternative news, forgotten stories. Mar 11, 2020 there are plenty of books about mcclure, tarbell, and mcclures magazine. Her lincoln series was very popular, bringing in more than one hundred thousand new subscribers to the magazine. The first installment of ida tarbell s comprehensive, readable biographical series on napoleon was printed in mcclure s in november 1894, and by the final installment in april 1895 the magazine s circulation had reached 100,000. At the end of the 19th century, ida tarbell became one of the most famous.
Finally some friends in cleveland arranged for her to attend his sunday school incognito. Ida tarbell, one of the insurgents, aptly summarized the breakup as the explosions of our fine idealistic undertakings. She was one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and pioneered investigative journalism. Next part 2 produced by juliet sutherland, sandra brown and the online distributed proofreading team. Stephanie groton has produced a firstrate book about two fascinating characters at the end of the 19th century editor s. Ida tarbell, investigative journalist, lecturer, and chronicler of american. The woman who took on the tycoon smithsonian magazine.
She exposed the corruption o harold wallace ross, harold ross harold. But in this 1900 work, as charming as it is important, american author ida minerva tarbell 18571944 shows a softer side as she traces, with a laudatory. Ida minerva tarbell november 5, 1857 january 6, 1944 was an american writer, investigative journalist, biographer and lecturer. This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. The growing concern of the staff about american urban and commercial life led to such exposes as ida tarbells history of standard oil and lincoln steffens shame of the cities. This material was eventually published as a book, history of the standard oil. Esquire, esquire from its depressionera origins as a mens fashion magazine with high literary aspirations, through a brief period when it threatened to devo ida minerva tarbell, ida tarbell 18571944 was a biographer and journalist who helped develop the form of journalism known as muckraking. It appeared in 19 installments in mcclures magazine beginning november of 1902, published as a two volume book in 1904.
The woman who took on the tycoon history smithsonian magazine. Originally serialized in 19 parts in mcclures magazine, the book was. Ida tarbell is best known for the twovolume work, originally nineteen articles for mcclures, on john d. Originally published as a series of articles in mcclures magazine, this groundbreaking work highlighted the dangers of business monopolies and contributed to the eventual breakup of standard oil. The staff breakup of mcclures magazine ida tarbell. The history of the standard oil company, published 1904. Mcclures or mcclures magazine 18931929 was an american illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century.
Alongside miss tarbells oil war chapter and steffenss. Jul 06, 2010 i like ida tarbell articles on lincoln and look forward to reading her standard oil books. Tarbell became the star of the heady stable of writers assembled by mcclure. Ida tarbell and the magazine that helped break up standard oil. Conan doyle and fearlessly championed the important causes of the day from betterment of conditions in the coal mines to antitrust. Her articles drove circulation at mcclures magazine and the american magazine and many of her books were popular with the general american public. Mcclure, ida tarbell, and the magazine that rewrote america audiobook by stephanie gorton. Theodore roosevelt, william howard taft, and the golden age of journalism by doris kearns goodwin which described mcclure s magazine and in particular, ida tarbell. The scrappy, bold mcclures grouptarbell, mcclure, and their reporters ray stannard baker and lincoln steffenscemented investigative journalisms crucial role in democracy.
Tarbells association with mcclures lasted until 1906. Tarbell thrived at mcclures and during her time with the journal authored numerous successful pieces, including popular biographies of napoleon bonaparte and abraham lincoln. Apr 10, 2020 stephanie groton ushers the reader into gilded age america and the blend of entertainment and muckraking, moral purpose and pursuit of readers that characterized mcclures. She wrote for american magazine, which she also coowned and coedited, from 1906 to 1915, the year the magazine was sold. The book was published as a series of articles in mcclures magazine from 1902 to 1904. Almost 30 years later, tarbell would redefine investigative journalism with a 19part series in mcclures magazine, a masterpiece of journalism and an unrelenting indictment that brought down. Contemporary american opinion of the french revolution bookmanmay, 1898 the later life of lincoln. Lincoln as president elect mcclures magazinedecember. Mcclures magazinedecember, 1898 the later life of lincoln.
Both a literary and political magazine, it introduced exciting new writers to the american scene rudyard kipling, robert louis stevenson, a. And in 1904 ida tarbell collected all his research in the book history of standard oil company, considered the fifth of the top 100 works of journalism in the united states in the 20th century, by the new york times march 1 1999. History of standard oil company first edition ida tarbell. Mcclures magazine december, 1895 by ida minerva tarbell. Mcclures magazine and the muckrakers princeton university. She was known as one of the leading muckrakers of the progressive era, work known in modern times as investigative journalism. Ida tarbell, a leading muckraking journalist at the turn of the 20th century, spent a decade and a half writing for mcclures magazine. She wrote many notable magazine series and biographies. She lectured for a time on the chautauqua circuit and wrote several popular biographies, including eight books on abraham lincoln. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. First edition of ida tarbells pioneering history of the standard oil company, 1904 rockefeller, john d. Mcclure, ida tarbell, and the magazine that rewrote america.
Seems with all the lobbyists and the political climate today there should be more courageous journalists like those on mcclures magazine. The mcclures magazine journalist was an investigative reporting pioneer. Our american heroine, ida tarbell, made many requests to interview rockefeller but all were refused. There are plenty of books about mcclure, tarbell, and mcclures magazine. Collection of original, unabridged magazine and newspaper articles by ida tarbell. In 1894, ida tarbell was hired by mcclures magazine and returned to america.
Lincolns first inauguration mcclures magazinejanuary, 1899 lincoln gathering an army mcclures magazinefebruary, 1899 lincolns method of dealing with men mcclures magazinemarch, 1899 lincoln and the emancipation proclamation mcclures magazineapril, 1899. The invitation had come after the president read the january 1903 issue of mcclures, which represented the magazine at its best. A prolific writer and lecturer, tarbell was known for taking complex subjectsthe oil industry, tariffs, labor practicesand breaking them down into informative and easy to understand articles. So i was delighted to see this book, which covers mcclure, the magazine, and tarbell in great and fascinating detail. Ida tarbells first article on abraham lincoln added more than 40,000 new subscribers within ten days of publication, and by the release of her third article, the series added a clear increase of 100,000. Convinced of their editors mental instability, and affronted by love affairs and unrealistic schemes they considered economically dangerous and morally untenable, the mcclures staff left the magazine. Mcclures magazine announced in october 1902 miss tarbells history of the standard oil company. Tarbell exposed unfair practices of the standard oil company, leading to a u. Mcclure s magazine was a powerhouse publication providing readers with topnotch literary and reported pieces. The magazine s strength was the talent and imagination of its staff, especially writer ida tarbell and foundereditor s. Her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book entitled, the history of the standard oil company, published in 1904.
Mcclures or mcclures magazine 18931929 was an american illustrated monthly periodical. His steadying hand and star reporter was ida tarbell, a woman who defied gender expectations and became a notoriously fearless journalist. About mcclures magazine mcclures is dedicated to free thinking, free markets, free living, and the steadfast belief that every human being has the right to pursue happiness in whatever way they damn well please. She published some of her articles as books, including biographies of napoleon, madame roland, and president lincoln. In addition they were disturbed by what they considered his conservative social perspective. Purchase of the kindle edition includes wireless delivery. What gorton does is provide a lively narrative that brings the three together in.
Mcclures magazine december, 1895 by edited by ida m. Rockefeller, the richest figure in americas history. Mcclure, ida tarbell, and the magazine that rewrote america by stephanie gorton, ecco, 368 pp. In 1906 steffens, tarbell, and others of mcclure s staff grew dissatisfied, partly because of mcclure s own irresponsible business policies and plans. Mcclures magazine was a powerhouse publication providing readers with topnotch literary and reported pieces. Feb 20, 2020 ida tarbell, a leading muckraking journalist at the turn of the 20th century, spent a decade and a half writing for mcclures magazine.
Mcclures was a channel for those determined to combat the ills of society, and one of the first voices of the emerging progressive party. It was an expose of the standard oil company, run at that time by oil tycoon john d. This raised mcclures magazines subscriber base from 150,000 to 250,000 in just three months. May 01, 2004 mcclures magazine december, 1895 by ida m. Ida minerva tarbell was an american teacher, author and journalist.
Originally published as a series of articles in mcclure s magazine, this groundbreaking work highlighted the dangers of business monopolies and contributed to the eventual breakup of standard oil. Shortly after this came tarbell s series titled the early life of lincoln, which appeared from november 1895 to. Apr 15, 2019 the mcclures magazine journalist was an investigative reporting pioneer. That was her first and only glimpse of the tycoon face to face. The magazines strength was the talent and imagination of its staff, especially writer ida tarbell and foundereditor s. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the history of the standard oil company. Mcclures magazine december, 1895 paperback july 6, 2010 by ida m. Tarbell would redefine investigative journalism with a 19part series in mcclure s magazine, a masterpiece of journalism and an unrelenting indictment that brought down one of history s greatest tycoons and effectively broke up standard oil s monopoly. The first in the series would start in november 1902. Mcclure s was founded by samuel sidney mcclure and john sanborn phillips in 1893 and quickly rose in popularity using quality fistion and substantial articles on timely topics which established the muckraking standard of the age with original photography and illustrationthe demise came slowly after phillips and key writer ida tarbell left. Theodore roosevelt, william howard taft, and the golden age of journalism by doris kearns goodwin which described mcclures magazine and in particular, ida tarbell. Socially conscious journalism and colorful personalities stimulate each other in this meandering portrait of a progressive era magazine.
In this era of financial crisis compounded, and even perhaps. She also wrote life of abraham lincoln 1900, other books on. Mcclures was the leading muckraking journal among the many which flourished at the turn of the century. Ida minerva tarbell 18571944 is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, thanks to this 1904 blockbuster expos. Jul 05, 2012 almost 30 years later, tarbell would redefine investigative journalism with a 19part series in mcclures magazine, a masterpiece of journalism and an unrelenting indictment that brought down. They seceded from mcclure s and began to issue the notable american magazine.
Examples of its work include ida tarbells series in 1902 exposing the monopoly abuses of john d. Wilson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her work was a sensation and the installments became a twovolume book. Previous part 2 next part 4 i can tend to my own affairs, said emarine, fiercely. Rockefeller the richest figure in americas history.
The copy of mcclures june 1903 in which ida tarbell related her research sold over 400,000 copies. She is remembered today as a muckraking journalist, author of such blockbuster exposes as 1904s the history of the standard oil company, which actually contributed to the corporations breakup in 1911. Jan 06, 2020 mcclures magazine published it in 19 installments. What gorton does is provide a lively narrative that brings the three together in a strong, wellwritten, and compelling. One of the leading muckrakers, she is remembered for her investigations of industry published in mcclures magazine. Conan doyle and fearlessly championed the important causes of the day from betterment of conditions in the coal mines to antitrust measures. Born in pennsylvania at the onset of the oil boom, tarbell is best known for her 1904 book, the history of the standard oil company. Mcclure, his star reporter ida tarbell, and the writers associated with mcclures magazine, stephanie gorton gives us a fascinating glimpse of a formative time in american historyand reveals the urgent and necessary role played by investigative journalists. After years of research, ida tarbell produced a detailed analysis of the most perfect of all monopoles, standard oil. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Jan 01, 2008 begun as a project by mcclure s magazine to collect and preserve the reminiscences of friends and acquaintances of abraham lincoln while they were still alive, the project grew into a series of articles for the periodical, and then finally this twovolume spiritual biography of the great man, which draws on firsthand memories and other material.
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