The autobiography of Ida M. Tarbell, an American journalist and investigative reporter. She recounts her life and career, including her reporting and historical writing. It offers a personal view of journalism and public life in the early twentieth century.
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Transcriber’s Note: The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. _ALL IN THE DAY’S WORK_ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO DALLAS · ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA MADRAS · MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED TORONTO Ida M. Tarbell Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston At 70 ALL IN THE DAY’S WORK
An Autobiography BY IDA M. TARBELL NEW YORK The Macmillan Company 1939
Copyright, 1939, by THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. All rights reserved—no part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in magazine or newspaper. FƗǡǪǵ PǡƗƿǵƗƿƄ. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMERICAN BOOK—STRATFORD PRESS, INC., NEW YORK TLj Sĵǡĵƒ A. TĵǡœŧƯƯ My Sister and My Loyal Friend
CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE 1. MY START IN LIFE 1 2. I DECIDE TO BE A BIOLOGIST 19 3. A COEDUCATIONAL COLLEGE OF THE EIGHTIES 37 4. A START AND A RETREAT 49 5. A FRESH START—A SECOND RETREAT 64 6. I FALL IN LOVE 89 7. A FIRST BOOK—ON NOTHING CERTAIN A YEAR 124 8. THE NAPOLEON MOVEMENT OF THE NINETIES 147 9. GOOD-BYE TO FRANCE 161 10. REDISCOVERING MY COUNTRY 179 11. A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY SEEKS MY ACQUAINTANCE 202
12. MUCKRAKER OR HISTORIAN? 231 13. OFF WITH THE OLD—ON WITH THE NEW 254 14. THE GOLDEN RULE IN INDUSTRY 280 15. A NEW PROFESSION 301 16. WOMEN AND WAR 319 17. AFTER THE ARMISTICE 336 18. GAMBLING WITH SECURITY 359 19. LOOKING OVER THE COUNTRY 385 20. NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN 398 INDEX 409
ILLUSTRATIONS AT SEVENTY Frontispiece PAGE EARLIEST PORTRAIT 2 OFFICE STAFF OF THE CHAUTAUQUAN, 1888 76 AT McCLURE’S, 1898 156 AT THE AMERICAN, 1907 258 IN A CONNECTICUT GARDEN, 1914 266 AT RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS, PARIS, 1919 338 POSING AS A GARDENER, 1925 360
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