The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618154469 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 704 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hearst, known to his staff as the Chief, was a man of prodigious appetites. Mayer, Jack Warner, and Irving Thalberg, completes the picture of this colossal American. David Nasaw's magnificent, definitive biography of William Randolph Hearst is based on newly released private and business papers and interviews. In Nasaw's portrait, questions about Hearst's relationships are addressed, including those about his mistress in his Harvard days, who lived with him for ten years; his legal wife, Millicent, a former showgirl and the mother of his five sons; and Marion Davies, his companion until death. By the 1930s, he controlled the largest publishing empire in the country, including twenty-eight newspapers, the Cosmopolitan Picture Studio, radio stations, and thirteen magazines. Recently discovered correspondence w
The epic scope of historian David Nasaw's biography matches the titanic personality and achievements of William Randolph Hearst (1862-1951), who built "the nation's first media conglomerate" from a single San Francisco newspaper. Based on previously unavailable sources, including Hearst's personal papers, Nasaw's long but absorbing narrative gives a full-bodied account of the often contradictory mogul: "a huge man with a tiny voice; a shy man who was most comfortable in crowds an autocratic boss who could not fire people; a devoted husband who lived with his mistress." Wife Millicent Hearst and actress-inamorata Marion Davies also emerge with more complexity than in previous portraits like
Read it and weep Cabin Dweller The yellow journalism, two words not worth capitalizing, captured in the prime of WR Hearst's life shows our current state of media bias and the inaccuracies that result. I have the feeling that the yellow journalism of Hearst's time 100 years ago was harmless compared to now, since media is now omnipresent. On page 53, it is rival and predecessor Joseph Pulitzer who showed Hearst how to sensationalize selective news and how to flaunt profits. At this point in David Na. MickeyMcMick said Thoroughly Entertaining Despite A Few Deficits. David Nasaw’s biography of Hearst is brilliant. I highly recommend it to anyone trying to understand the power of the jaundiced press, Hearst-style, back at the turn of the previous century. I gave it 5 stars in spite of a few crucial deficits. In my own “The First Ward” novel series in which Fingy Conners is a central character , much is written about the decades-long relationship between Conners and Hearst, which is virtually ignored in Nasaw’. Worth Reading Just finished this book. After reading all 607 pages, I have two general impressions to pass along. The first is that it is, without doubt, a thoroughly researched book to the point that it is as much a reference or text book on the Hearst era as well as a biography of the man. With its Worth Reading J. Bandy Just finished this book. After reading all 607 pages, I have two general impressions to pass along. The first is that it is, without doubt, a thoroughly researched book to the point that it is as much a reference or text book on the Hearst era as well as a biography of the man. With its 40+ pages of end notes, the author has documented virtually any statement of any important or material fact. However, with that said, I must quickly add that notwithstanding the volumin. 0+ pages of end notes, the author has documented virtually any statement of any important or material fact. However, with that said, I must quickly add that notwithstanding the volumin