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Galahad Books, 1996. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD 1996 Galahad Books large (& heavy - 3 lbs) hardcover (brown boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first Galahad edition, assumed first printing. The original copyright was 1961 and I assume was published around that year. 2 tiny loss-of-color spots front board. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: Everyone knows William Randolph Hearst - from newspapers, history, and even Hollywood movies, so I won't bore you with a long content section. An exhaustive profile of the nation's most powerful newspaper mogul explores the life and times of William Randolph Hearst, his turbulent and flamboyant personal life, his controversial style of journalism, and the growth of his publishing empire.

Riverhead Books, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photos & movie stills. CONDITION: As New - what makes this book "as new?" - back board bumped corner. Not awful, but there. So . . UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2012 Riverhead hardcover (gray boards & 1 bumped corner) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photos & movie stills throughout. CONTENT: [Don't recall Lyle Talbot in movies? Take a look at one of his photos and you will go "Oh, yeah, him. I liked his work."] Using the life and career of her father, an early Hollywood actor, New Yorker writer Margaret Talbot tells the thrilling story of the rise of popular culture through a transfixing personal lens. The arc of Lyle Talbot's career is in fact the story of American entertainment. Born in 1902, Lyle left his home in small-town Nebraska in 1918 to join a traveling carnival. From there he became a magician's assistant, an actor in a traveling theater troupe, a romantic lead in early… Read More

Marion Street Press, 2007. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photos throughout. CONDITION: INSCRIBED BY MR. BROWNLEE'S WIFE and Copyright holder. I have listed her as Inscribed by Author - because I had no other choice given for me to select - this also makes it "As New." UNREAD 2007 Marion St. Press hardcover (black boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition. B&W era photos throughout. Also included is a brochure of the Les Brownlee Journalism Series Lifetime Achievement Awards Banquet, 2007. CONTENT: Raised by a single mother in a racist Chicago suburb, Les Brownlee overcame hardships to become a journalism pioneer and educator. Though he lived in an era when most people of color were held back in both career and education, Brownlee played football for the University of Wisconsin, fought as an artillery officer in World War II, and launched a career in journalism that spanned 60 years. Throughout his life, Brownlee opened many new doors for the African American… Read More

CobbleHill/Dutton, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W era photos throughout. CONDITION: What makes this "AS NEW?" - a "ding" top front board edge. UNREAD 1994 CobbleHill/Dutton hardcover (grey boards) and dust jacket, first edition, first printing. B&W era photos throughout. CONTENT: Mathew Brady, photographer of the rich and famous of his time, is primarily remembered today for his visionary decision to create a photographic record of the Civil War. Sullivan skillfully recounts details of Brady's life and times, interweaving a history of the development of photography in the nineteenth century. Images created by Brady and his staff photographers still play important roles todaythe portraits of Lincoln on the penny and the five-dollar bill were drawn from Brady's photographs. In addition, Ken Burns relied heavily on Brady's photographs for the television series The Civil War. Sullivan's text is notable not only for its historical relevance, but also for the analogies… Read More

Charles Scribner's, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 2 B&W era photo sections; Decorated End Pages. CONDITION: NEW 1992 Charles Scribner's hardcover (teal boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. 2 B&W era photo sections plus decorated end pages. The scans were done with the mylar jacket in place - so any imperfections you might spy are the result of that. CONTENT: In this day of superstar reporters and TV giants, I submit that this object lesson is one for discussion by the likes of Rachel Maddow or Anderson Cooper. Davis was a celebrated war correspondent emulated by London, Crane, Dreiser, S. Lewis, and Hemingway - in their personal and professional life. However, in private Davis was unhappy being the son of a successful, strong-willed writer mother. His early marriage came at age 35 and was unconsummated. After his mother died, he divorced wife 1 and married a young vaudeville star. He died during World War I and has been all but… Read More

Simon & Schuster, 2021. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. B&W & color era photo section. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2021 Simon & Schuster hardcover (red boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. B&W/color era photo section. Deckle edges. Problem: 2 lightly bumped corners bottom corners. This was my book and I never got around to reading it. CONTENT: What a life this man has lead. Raised in a large Irish-Catholic family in Philadelphia at a time when kids hid under their desks in atomic war drills, Chris's life etched a pattern: take a leap, live an adventure, then learn what it means. As a young Peace Corps graduate, Chris moved to DC and began knocking on doors on Capitol Hill. With dreams of becoming what Ted Sorensen had been for Jack Kennedy, Chris landed as a staffer to Utah Senator Frank Moss, where his eyes were opened to the game of big-league politics. In the 1970s, Matthews mounted a campaign for Congress as a Democratic… Read More