Tweed days in st. louis

American investigative journalist (1866–1936)

Lincoln Steffens
Steffens in 1895. Photo by Rockwood.
Born	Joseph Lincoln Steffens April 6, 1866 San Francisco, California, US
Died	August 9, 1936 (aged 70) Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, US
Resting place	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Muckrakingjournalist
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Spouse(s)	Josephine Bontecou (m. 1881–1911), Ella Winter (m. What did ida tarbell expose What did ida tarbell expose The autobiography of lincoln steffens Lincoln steffens quotes Upton sinclair results Whose corruption did the cartoons of thomas nast expose? 1924)
Children	1
Relatives	Laura Steffens Suggett (sister)

Joseph Lincoln Steffens (April 6, 1866 – August 9, 1936) was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century.

He launched a series of articles in McClure's, called "Tweed Days in St. Louis",^[1] that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the Cities. He is remembered for investigating corruption in