| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi book" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [461]-502) and index. |
| Contents |
Americans abroad -- The striver -- Big man -- "The paper" -- "Time : the weekly news-magazine" -- Empire building -- "Time marches on" -- "Life begins" -- Man of the world -- Time Inc. goes to war -- Losing China -- Cold warriors -- National purpose -- Letting go. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967.
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Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography.
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Periodicals -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780679414445 hardcover |
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0679414444 hardcover |
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