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Fighting words : the bold American journalists who ... Read More

Cott, Nancy F.,(author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781541699335
  • ISBN: 1541699335
  • Physical Description: ix, 403 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; ... Read More
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary, etc.:
"At a time when print media reigned supreme and ... Read More
Subject: Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961.
Gunther, John, 1901-1970.
Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975.
Prohme, Rayna, -1927.
Foreign correspondents > United States > Biography.
Journalism > United States > History > 20th century.
Foreign correspondents.
Journalism.
United States.
Genre: Biographies.
History.
Biographies.
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