The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick, 1880-1955
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810120399 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
McCormick came to personify his city. Drawing on McCormick's personal papers and years of research, Richard Norton Smith has written the definitive life of the towering figure known as The Colonel.. This is the acclaimed biography of a giant of American journalism. As editor-publisher of the Chicago Tribune, Robert R
Some of the best moments in the book are Smith's descriptions of Chicago at the turn of the century, when the term newspaper wars could be taken literally. Highly recommended for journalism and Chicago history collections.?Bruce D. The characters here represent a crosssection of early 20th-century Americana, including McCormick's newspaper nemesis, William Randolph Hearst (see W.A. From Library Journal Robert R. One of McCormick's prep school classmates at Groton was Franklin D. . Swanberg's Citizen Hearst, LJ 8/61), Henry Ford, and Al Capone. The likes of Ted Turner and Rupert Murdoch could
"RRMC should be better known to the public but because he leaned to" according to Porcelain. RRMC should be better known to the public but because he leaned to the right in a time that liberal icons were formed he is hardly known today and it is a shame.. the colonel mullers1973 excellant book in capturing the spirit of chicago and most important of the power oif the press the vast right wing conspiracy thatwas then and Holy ruppert murdoch still has power nowmccormick is portrayed not as a one dimensional crank but as a multi- dimensional figure whose family has influenced the nature of our nation.. Borowy"The Man in the Tower and the World's Greatest Newspaper" according to Borowy26. This was an interesting book, but not entirely satisfactory. There is a wealth of material to be found here, but one gets the feeling that the historian did not explore numerous topics in great detail. Many of Robert R. McCormick's relatives are mentioned, but seldom are their lives discussed at length. I was left wanting to know much more than what was provided in the biography. I had the feeling that there was more material that could have been added to the text, but the author or publisher wanted to produce a book of a certain length . 6 said The Man in the Tower and the World's Greatest Newspaper. This was an interesting book, but not entirely satisfactory. There is a wealth of material to be found here, but one gets the feeling that the historian did not explore numerous topics in great detail. Many of Robert R. McCormick's relatives are mentioned, but seldom are their lives discussed at length. I was left wanting to know much more than what was provided in the biography. I had the feeling that there was more material that could have been added to the text, but the author or publisher wanted to produce a book of a certain length