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Ida M. Tarbell
by Emily Arnold McCully
Ages: 12+
Published: 2014
Publisher: Clarion Books/HMH
ISBN: 978-0-547-29092-8
Keywords: Monopolies, Journalism, Political and social reform
Appalled by increasing disparities in wealth, investigative reporter Ida Tarbell succeeded in exposing the ruthless practices behind John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, ushering in the era of muckraking journalism and progressive reform.