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1906 •
A stark look at the harsh conditions facing immigrants in industrialized America at the turn of the 20th century. Its disturbing depictions of the meatpacking industry spurred the creation of Federal food safety laws.
The Great American Fraud
Samuel Hopkins Adams
12 days
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1905 •
Investigative journalist Adams exposes the deceit and danger in patent medicines. Led to the the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.
The Octopus
Frank Norris
62 days
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1901 •
A novel highlighting the conflict in California between wheat growers and the monopolist railroads.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Nellie Bly
10 days
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1887 •
The result of an undercover investigation into the brutality and neglect at the Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island.
Oil!
Upton Sinclair
67 days
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1927 •
A narrative inspired by the Teapot Dome Scandal diving into the bribery, politics, rivalries, and class warfare of oil production in California. Became the film There Will Be Blood.
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