Lincoln Steffens
Journalist, Author
1866 – 1936
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Who was Lincoln Steffens?
Lincoln Steffens was a New York reporter who launched a series of articles in McClure's that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the Cities. He is remembered for investigating corruption in municipal government in American cities and for his early support for the Soviet Union.
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- Born
- Apr 6, 1866
San Francisco - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of California, Berkeley
- Employment
- NYP Holdings, Inc
- Lived in
- Sacramento
- Died
- Aug 9, 1936
Carmel-by-the-Sea
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on July 23, 2013
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