Muckraker: The scandalous life and times of W.T. Stead
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First rocketing to fame when he 'purchased' a 13-year-old girl as part of a campaign against child prostitution, W. T. Stead was the pioneer of investigative reporting. As criminal convict, Puritan, sex fanatic, occultist, social reformer and stuntman, Stead's notoriety escalated throughout his life until his tragic death in the Titanic disaster.
Author: W. Sydney Robinson
Format: Hardback, 304 pages, 198mm x 234mm
Published: 2012, Biteback Publishing, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Description
First rocketing to fame when he 'purchased' a 13-year-old girl as part of a campaign against child prostitution, W. T. Stead was the pioneer of investigative reporting. As criminal convict, Puritan, sex fanatic, occultist, social reformer and stuntman, Stead's notoriety escalated throughout his life until his tragic death in the Titanic disaster.
Muckraker: The scandalous life and times of W.T. Stead