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- Release Year
- 2015
- Book Title
- A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century
- ISBN
- 9780773545441
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-10
0773545441
ISBN-13
9780773545441
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208543081
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
580 Pages
Publication Name
Complex Fate : William L. Shirer and the American Century
Language
English
Subject
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Journalism, Literary
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This engaging account of Shirer's life and groundbreaking accomplishments during tumultuous times raises such fundamental journalistic issues as objectivity, corporate sponsorship, censorship, political correctness, wartime embedded reporting, and contemporary "citizen journalism." Readers at all levels, but especially students of 20th-century history, broadcasting, and news media, will relish this vivid biography." Library Journal, This engaging account of Shirer's life and groundbreaking accomplishments during tumultuous times raises such fundamental journalistic issues as objectivity, corporate sponsorship, censorship, political correctness, wartime embedded reporting, and contem|9780773545441|, "This book has an almost Shakespearian quality: larger-than-life characters, broken friendships, pride and regret, all set against a background of war and depredation. It is also an in memoriam to an era of brilliant reporting, which to this day remains elegant, accurate, and admirable. May it ever be so." Morley Safer from the foreward, "A Complex Fate delves into the reasons for Shirer's excellence as a journalist, and like a Greek tragedy, explores why those very same traits - his intelligence, ego, autodidactic streak, uncompromising search for the truth, and iron will - threatened to be his undoing." Michael Sweeney, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University, A Complex Fate delves into the reasons for Shirer's excellence as a journalist, and like a Greek tragedy, explores why those very same traits - his intelligence, ego, autodidactic streak, uncompromising search for the truth, and iron will - threatened to|9780773545441|
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
070.92
Synopsis
The first biography of one of the most provocative and influential American journalists and historians of the twentieth century., William Shirer (1904-1993), a star foreign correspondent with the Chicago Tribune in the 1920s and ?30s, was a prominent member of what one contemporary observer described as an extraordinary band of American journalists, "some with the Midwest hayseed still in their hair," who gave their North American audiences a visceral sense of how Europe was spiralling into chaos and war. In 1937, Shirer left print journalism and became the first of the now legendary "Murrow boys," working as an on-air partner to the iconic CBS broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. With Shirer reporting from inside Nazi Germany and Murrow from blitz-ravaged London, the pair built CBS's European news operation into the industry leader and, in the process, revolutionized broadcasting. But after the war ended, the Shirer-Murrow relationship shattered. Shirer lost his job and by 1950 found himself blacklisted as a supposed Communist sympathizer. After nearly a decade in the professional wilderness, he began work on The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Published in 1960, Shirer's magnum opus sold millions of copies and was hailed as the masterwork that would "ensure his reputation as long as humankind reads." Ken Cuthbertson's A Complex Fate is a thought-provoking, richly detailed biography of William Shirer. Written with the full cooperation of Shirer's family, and generously illustrated with photographs, it introduces a new generation of readers to a supremely talented, complex writer, while placing into historical context some of the pivotal media developments of our time., William Shirer (1904-1993), a star foreign correspondent with the Chicago Tribune in the 1920s and '30s, was a prominent member of what one contemporary observer described as an extraordinary band of American journalists, "some with the Midwest hayseed still in their hair," who gave their North American audiences a visceral sense of how Europe was spiralling into chaos and war. In 1937, Shirer left print journalism and became the first of the now legendary "Murrow boys," working as an on-air partner to the iconic CBS broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. With Shirer reporting from inside Nazi Germany and Murrow from blitz-ravaged London, the pair built CBS's European news operation into the industry leader and, in the process, revolutionized broadcasting. But after the war ended, the Shirer-Murrow relationship shattered. Shirer lost his job and by 1950 found himself blacklisted as a supposed Communist sympathizer. After nearly a decade in the professional wilderness, he began work on The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Published in 1960, Shirer's magnum opus sold millions of copies and was hailed as the masterwork that would "ensure his reputation as long as humankind reads." Ken Cuthbertson's A Complex Fate is a thought-provoking, richly detailed biography of William Shirer. Written with the full cooperation of Shirer's family, and generously illustrated with photographs, it introduces a new generation of readers to a supremely talented, complex writer, while placing into historical context some of the pivotal media developments of our time.
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PN4874
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- l***o (115)- Bewertung vom Käufer.Letzte 6 MonateBestätigter KaufPackage arrived from Skokie, IL to southeast Michigan in three days. Book was wrapped well in an large outer plastic mailing envelope and in a second large plastic mailing envelope inside . Book was in the condition described and even has the errata sheet insert. I had no problems with the seller, and I would buy from them again. Good sale.The War Toys 2: Kriegsspielzeug : The Story of / Die Geschichte Von Lineol (Nr. 236102241091)
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