Gustavus MyersGustavus Myers (1872-1942) was an American journalist and historian who published a series of critical and influential studies on the social costs of wealth accumulation. His name has been associated with the muckraking era of US litrature, somewhat erroneously, since his work was not journalistic, did not aim at popular magazine publication, and took a scholarly, investigative, and documentary approach to its subjects. Read More Read Less