All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Progressive Era Memoir of Investigative Journalism, Reform, and the Craft of Evidence-Based TruthBy Ida M. Tarbell
Length15h 42m
About this audiobook
All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography recounts Ida M. Tarbell's formation as one of America's defining journalists, moving from childhood memories in Pennsylvania's oil country to the editorial rooms of McClure's Magazine. Written in a lucid, disciplined, and morally attentive prose, the book belongs to the Progressive Era tradition of civic self-examination, blending personal recollection with a history of modern investigative journalism. Tarbell's life uniquely prepared her for such a work. Born in 1857, she witnessed the upheavals caused by the oil industry long before her celebrated exposé of Standard Oil. Trained in science, seasoned as a teacher, biographer, and correspondent in Paris, she brought to journalism habits of research, patience, and documentary rigor. Her autobiography reveals not self-advertisement but a careful account of vocation. This volume is highly recommended to readers interested in women's intellectual history, American reform, and the craft of evidence-based nonfiction. It offers both a portrait of a remarkable mind and an indispensable account of how principled journalism helped shape public conscience in the United States.
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Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (37)
Includes Goodreads
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length15 hrs 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield (Annotated)
2ILLUSTRATIONS
31 MY START IN LIFE
42 I DECIDE TO BE A BIOLOGIST
53 A COEDUCATIONAL COLLEGE OF THE EIGHTIES
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64 A START AND A RETREAT
75 A FRESH START—A SECOND RETREAT
86 I FALL IN LOVE
97 A FIRST BOOK—ON NOTHING CERTAIN A YEAR
108 THE NAPOLEON MOVEMENT OF THE NINETIES
119 GOOD-BYE TO FRANCE
1210 REDISCOVERING MY COUNTRY
1311 A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY SEEKS MY ACQUAINTANCE
1412 MUCKRAKER OR HISTORIAN?
1513 OFF WITH THE OLD—ON WITH THE NEW
1614 THE GOLDEN RULE IN INDUSTRY
1715 A NEW PROFESSION
1816 WOMEN AND WAR
1917 AFTER THE ARMISTICE
2018 GAMBLING WITH SECURITY
2119 LOOKING OVER THE COUNTRY
2220 NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
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