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6. How the Other Half Lives, Jacob Riis (1890)

The Jungle, Upton Sinclair (1906)

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck (1939)

Unsafe at Any Speed, Ralph Nader (1965)

What has been the impact of these authors and their books on American society?

(1) Most Americans have developed a preference for escapist and romantic literature.

(2) Most American authors have adopted a conservative viewpoint

(3) American business has corrected poor conditions quickly.

(4) These works have had significant influence on social, political, and economic reforms

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Answer:

i think the answer is either 3 or 4. my opinion would be 4

Step-by-step explanation:

These people are commonly called muckrackers. They aimed at something in society that was wrong and in there own way showed it to the public. this caused reforms and changes in businesses.

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