The publisher : Henry Luce and his American century / Alan Brinkley.
2010
PN4874.L76 B75 2010 (Mapit)
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The publisher : Henry Luce and his American century / Alan Brinkley.
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Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780679414445
0679414444
0679414444
Publication Details
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 531 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
PN4874.L76 B75 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.5092 B
Summary
Acclaimed historian Alan Brinkley gives us a sharply realized portrait of Henry Luce, arguably the most important publisher of the twentieth century. As the founder of "Time," "Fortune, "and "Life "magazines, Luce changed the way we consume news and the way we understand our world.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
American abroad
The striver
Big man
"The paper"
"Time : the weekly news-magazine"
Empire builder
"Time marches on"
"Life begins"
Man of the world
Time Inc. goes to war
Losing China
Cold warriors
National purpose
Letting go.
The striver
Big man
"The paper"
"Time : the weekly news-magazine"
Empire builder
"Time marches on"
"Life begins"
Man of the world
Time Inc. goes to war
Losing China
Cold warriors
National purpose
Letting go.