{"product_id":"2026200009884-secondhand-the-making-of-a-muckraker","title":"The Making Of A Muckraker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew writers have wielded a pen with as much subversive wit and moral fury as Jessica Mitford, the celebrated British-American investigative journalist who made a career out of exposing the hypocrisies of modern society. The Making of a Muckraker is a collection of essays and journalism that chronicles her evolution as one of the twentieth century's most formidable social critics — from her aristocratic Mitford upbringing to her relentless campaigns against the American funeral industry, prison reform, and the exploitative practices of institutions that prey on the vulnerable.\n\nMitford's prose is razor-sharp, laced with irony and a distinctly aristocratic irreverence that makes even the most damning exposés a pleasure to read. This collection illustrates the full breadth of her investigative range, presenting her trademark blend of meticulous research and sardonic humour in full effect. A portrait of a writer who believed that journalism was an act of moral conscience, it leaves the reader wondering what corners of modern life she might have illuminated next.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130604626139,"sku":"2026200009884-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c59192cb-d38c-4ba7-8d9f-3f2000c93426.png?v=1786587373","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009884-secondhand-the-making-of-a-muckraker","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}