Project Gutenberg 2017-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 506 Steffens, Lincoln 1866 1936 Steffens, Joseph Lincoln Steffens, J. Lincoln (Joseph Lincoln) Steffens, L. (Lincoln) The Shame of the Cities Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shame_of_the_Cities Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Shame of the Cities" by Lincoln Steffens is a collection of journalistic articles written in the early 20th century. The work is a critical examination of urban corruption in various American cities, including St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia, aimed at inciting civic pride in an otherwise shameless citizenry. Through his investigative reports, Steffens seeks to reveal the moral weaknesses underlying the pervasive graft and misgovernment, highlighting the complicity of ordinary citizens in their own political failures. At the start of the book, Steffens introduces the broader theme of urban corruption and its roots in the character of American citizens. He presents case studies from different cities, beginning with St. Louis, where a lone district attorney, Joseph W. Folk, takes a stand against corruption, exposing the interconnectedness between financial greed and political misconduct. The narrative explores how the once-proud city has devolved into a haven of graft, reflecting widespread public apathy and complicity. Throughout, Steffens lays bare the complicity of citizens—suggesting that the true source of corruption lies not only in the politicians but in the very fabric of civic life itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Political corruption -- United States Municipal government -- United States JS Text Category: History - American Category: Politics Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 437454 2025-07-22T04:06:33.425169 text/html 413941 2024-10-23T02:05:11 text/html 591590 2025-07-22T04:06:38.752146 application/epub+zip 590003 2025-07-22T04:06:34.415145 application/epub+zip 216854 2025-07-22T04:06:33.926198 application/epub+zip 687300 2025-07-22T04:06:42.180118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 660488 2025-07-22T04:06:38.147127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288682 2022-09-24T22:49:51.921766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398573 2025-07-22T04:06:32.986145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378650 2024-10-23T02:05:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17073 2025-07-22T04:06:42.511114 application/rdf+xml 11967 2025-07-22T04:06:33.997160 image/jpeg 2214 2025-07-22T04:06:33.963132 image/jpeg 544932 2025-07-22T04:06:33.478133 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia