Ida M. Tarbell - The Woman Who Challenged Big Business--and Won!

Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists and probably the most influential in her time. Her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust, a complicated business empire run by John D. Rockefeller, revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success. Rejecting the term "muckraker" to describe her profession, she went on to achieve remarkable prominence for a woman of her generation as a writer and shaper of public opinion. This biography offers an engrossing portrait of a trailblazer in a man's world who left her mark on the American consciousness. Notes, bibliography, index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Emily Arnold McCully received the Caldecott Medal for Mirette on the High Wire. The illustrator of more than 40 books for young readers, she has a lifelong interest in history and feminist issues. She divides her time between Chatham, New York, and New York City.

Zusammenfassung

Born in 1857 and raised in oil country, Ida M. Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists and probably the most influential in her time. Her series of articles on the Standard Oil Trust, a complicated business empire run by John D. Rockefeller, revealed to readers the underhanded, even illegal practices that had led to Rockefeller's success. Rejecting the term "muckraker" to describe her profession, she went on to achieve remarkable prominence for a woman of her generation as a writer and shaper of public opinion. This biography offers an engrossing portrait of a trailblazer in a man's world who left her mark on the American consciousness. Notes, bibliography, index.

Zusatztext

"Though Tarbell rejected the term, this will appeal primarily to those interested in the history of muckraking journalism."
—Kirkus

* "Readers will not only get a feel for Tarbell, but they'll also get a sense of the changing world she inhabited."
—School Library Journal, starred review

* "Illustrated with many period photos, this informative title brings Tarbell and her times into sharper focus for readers today."
—Booklist, starred review

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Emily Arnold McCully
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 12 bis 99 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 08.07.2014
• EAN: 9780547290928
• ISBN: 978-0-547-29092-8
• Seiten: 288
• Abmessung: 191 mm x 254 mm x 26 mm
• Gewicht: 1134 g
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Educational: Business studies and economics, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Women *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Girls & Women *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Social Topics / Assimilation *, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Business & Economics *, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Places / United States