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Lincoln Steffens

Background: He was born on April 6 1886 in San Francisco but later moved to Sacramento, He grew up in a wealthy family. He attended a military academy. He studied in Germany, and France after graduating from the University of California. He began his carrer as journalist for the New York evening post. He then became an editor of McClure's magazine. He specialized in investigating government and political corruption.

Problem: He felt that most governments were corrupted and America should know that.

Solution: He wrote two articles that showed corruption they wee the "Shame of Two Cities" and and he also wrote "The Traitor State". Steffe's sought to bring about political reform in urban America by appealing to the emotions of the Americans. He tried to provoke outrage with examples of corrupt governments throughout urban America.

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