| Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business - And Won! Contributor(s): McCully, Emily Arnold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547290926 ISBN-13: 9780547290928 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012039650 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.6" W x 10.1" (2.46 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Real Life Heroes - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 166975 Reading Level: 8.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 11.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCully, Emily Arnold: - 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. |