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All In the Day's Work by Ida Tarbell - SIGNED #1516914

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All In the Day's Work by Ida Tarbell - SIGNED #1516914
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"All In the Day's Work" by Ida Tarbell


Author signed beneath her picture on the frontspiece. A large inscribed note from the author (torn in half) is with the book as well as 2 newpaper clippings (one The New York Times Book Review, April 23, 1939) are also inside the book.



This book came from the estate of John and Jean Siddall. John was the editor of The American Magazine in the mid to late 20's. Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Ray Stannard Baker had left McClure's magazine and created the American Magazine. When first created, it was a "muckraker" (todays term - investigative reporting) magazine. When John Siddall came aboard as the editor, he steered the magazine in a different direction - to cater to women. The sales more than doubled. Many, many noted writers contributed articldes to this magazine. In this collection from the estate, there are many books by these authors that are signed, including 4 more by Ida Tarbell.



New York

The Macmillan Company

1939

First Printing

Hardback - 411 total pages



Tarbell was hired as an editor in 1894, and soon became "McClure?s" most successful writer when her series on Abraham Lincoln nearly doubled the circulation of the magazine. Another serialized biography followed, this time on Napoleon, establishing her as a gifted historical writer and an insightful judge of character.



But events and trends far more immediate were calling for attention. The rapidly ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very. very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1939</td></tr>


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<tr><td>Title:All In the Day's Work by Ida Tarbell - SIGNED</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Chino, California</td></tr>
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