Citizen Hearst: A Biography Of William Randolph Hearst
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few figures in American history have wielded power as brazenly and unapologetically as William Randolph Hearst, and W. A. Swanberg's Citizen Hearst presents a sweeping, authoritative chronicle of the man who built a media empire and bent the news to his will. From his early days as a brash young heir determined to outshine his rivals, to his ascent as the undisputed king of yellow journalism, Swanberg traces the full arc of Hearst's life — his political ambitions, his legendary Xanadu at San Simeon, his turbulent personal life, and his uncanny ability to shape public opinion on a national scale. Swanberg writes with the precision of a seasoned journalist and the narrative drive of a born storyteller, grounding his portrait in meticulous research while never allowing the momentum to flag. Citizen Hearst illuminates the darker contradictions of the American Dream — the seductive corruption of limitless wealth, the media's capacity to manufacture reality, and the tragedy of a titan who outlived his own legend. This is biography at its most compelling, and it leaves the reader asking an uncomfortable question: in the age of modern media, just how much has really changed?
Author: W. A. Swanberg
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, Longmans
Genre: Biography
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Few figures in American history have wielded power as brazenly and unapologetically as William Randolph Hearst, and W. A. Swanberg's Citizen Hearst presents a sweeping, authoritative chronicle of the man who built a media empire and bent the news to his will. From his early days as a brash young heir determined to outshine his rivals, to his ascent as the undisputed king of yellow journalism, Swanberg traces the full arc of Hearst's life — his political ambitions, his legendary Xanadu at San Simeon, his turbulent personal life, and his uncanny ability to shape public opinion on a national scale. Swanberg writes with the precision of a seasoned journalist and the narrative drive of a born storyteller, grounding his portrait in meticulous research while never allowing the momentum to flag. Citizen Hearst illuminates the darker contradictions of the American Dream — the seductive corruption of limitless wealth, the media's capacity to manufacture reality, and the tragedy of a titan who outlived his own legend. This is biography at its most compelling, and it leaves the reader asking an uncomfortable question: in the age of modern media, just how much has really changed?