Stanford University
Political Bosses Lesson Plan
Students research the political bosses and the political machine in New York City. In this politics lesson, students review the term progressives, political bosses, and political machine. Students study a Tammany cartoon and read...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Power: Taming the Octopus: The Boss and the Reformer
Political boss George Washington Plunkitt explains how big city politics work, and reformer Lincoln Steffens, in an excerpt from The Shame of the Cities, attacks the corruption Plunkitt represents.
Other
Special Collections Department: Mc Clure Publishing Company Archives
This site from the University of Delaware provides the archives from McClure's magazine and explains how the magazine provided an outlet for muckraking journalists.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Muckrakers
Sometimes a pen can be wielded more lethally than a sword. Read about the brave muckrakers who exposed corruption and injustice in government and business. These journalists attacked different areas, but the result was an introduction to...
Curated OER
Lincoln Steffens
Political boss George Washington Plunkitt explains how big city politics work, and reformer Lincoln Steffens, in an excerpt from The Shame of the Cities, attacks the corruption Plunkitt represents.