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Adams was a muckraker, known for exposing public-health injustices. He was the son of Myron Adams, Jr., a minister, and Hester Rose Hopkins. Adams attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York from 1887 to 1891. He also attended a semester at Union College.
Samuel Hopkins Adams (born January 26, 1871, Dunkirk, New York, U.S.—died November 15, 1958, Beaufort, South Carolina) was an American journalist and author of more than 50 books of fiction, biography, and exposé.
SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS was an American writer and muckraker. The muckrakers (a term coined by President Theodore Roosevelt) were writers of the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century who exposed the corruption of businesses or government to the public.
Jan 26, 2021 · The preposterously prolific Samuel Hopkins Adams was born 150 years ago today, and his large body of work ran the gamut, from muckraking investigative journalism to tawdry fiction.
Best known for his investigative journalism and muckraking, Adams started his writing career at Hamilton where he wrote for the Lit and The Hamiltonian. He is credited with introducing football to the Hill and was an active alumnus. Adams was a trustee from 1905 until 1916. He received an Honorary Degree from Hamilton in 1926.
SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS. was an American writer and muckraker. The muckrakers (a term coined by President Theo-dore Roosevelt) were writers of the Progressive movement of the early twentieth century who ex-posed the corruption of busi-nesses or government to the public.
It is not surprising that one of the crusading journalists of that period, Samuel Hopkins Adams, made his reputation as a reformer by focusing his muck- raker's passion for social improvement upon the medical scene.
