Question

Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities. "My purpose was...the see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." Which of the following best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government?

Answer 1

if these are the options then it would be B
A.to encourage Americans to feel more pride in their governmentB.to describe corruption in city and state governmentsC.to describe why city and state government officials made certain decisionsD.to encourage Americans to revolt against their government

Answer 2

To describe corruption in city and state governments is the best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government.

What did Lincoln Steffens expose in the book The Shame of the Cities?

Lincoln Steffens  was the most well-known of the 1903-1910 American tabloid journalist. His caused by prolonged of government and corporate wrongdoing aided in gaining public support for reform.

He was against to quit McClure's in 1906 to start The American Magazine with Tarbell and Baker.

Thus, it is To describe corruption in city and state governments.

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