Izzy: A Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (913 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813518474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. and other leftist journals as well as Stone's own admired Newsletter. Cottrell, an associate professor of history at the University of California, has obviously plowed through copious stacks of back issues of the Nation , the New Leader , P.M. But the personal element is lacking; Stone's sometimes irritable, overweening, selfish and egotistical personality, as opposed to his political acumen, comes through only at second hand. Through it all Stone kept a straight socialist viewpoint, disappointed by, and sometimes willfully blind to, the faults of the Soviet Union, but always seeking a fairer America. Cottrell cert
"Izzy" Stone. At the time of his death in 1989, Stone had completed the passage he once predicted to his wife "from pariah to a character and then a national institution." Now Robert Cottrell provides the first full-length biography of Stone, a fascinating story which parallels the story of the American Left. America's foremost left-wing journalist of the post-World War I era was I.F. 12 illustrations.
Worthwhile, despite some style issues Izzy offers a not always objective look at its subject, and one that couldhave benefitted from tigher editing. As a stylist, Cottrellseems to borrow from certain sections of Numbers, listing name after name. He also makes the same points repeatedly, which can wear on the reader at times. Stone himself is made out to be a hero, and the author presents some good reasons for supporting this -- Stone almost never followed the pack blindly during his long career as a journalist, and by following his instincts, rather than seeking approval of sources, he was able to break big stories, on Vietnam in particular. Cottrell,. "My Book" according to robert c. cottrell. The review you have unstarred was delivered by me to offer a sampling of positive analyses about Izzy. I gave my own book 5 stars, not 0, as you have indicated.