Jan 2, 2010

The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens | The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens

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Author: Lincoln Steffens
First Published: 1931
Time of Work: 1866–1930
Setting: Mexico, Russia, and the United States
Principal Characters: Lincoln Steffens, S. S. McClure, Theodore Roosevelt, V. I. Lenin, Venustiano Carranza, Henry Ford
Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
Subjects: History, Self-discovery, Current events, Journalism or journalists, Memory, Politics, Art or artists
Locales: United States, Mexico, Russia

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By the time that he completed The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens, this veteran journalist had nearly forty years of experience in writing for newspapers and magazines with wide public appeal. Steffens organized his autobiography in an uncomplicated and direct way in order to reach as many readers as possible. The book is divided into five parts that are, in turn, subdivided into compact chapters that emphasize action and character description. The text also reprints relevant portions of articles written by Steffens. There are several photographs of...

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The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens | The Autobiography of Lincoln Steffens

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Form and Content

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