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Charles K. McClatchy and the golden era of American journalism / Steven M. Avella.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publisher: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xvi, 414 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0826220681
  • 9780826220684
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.92 23
LOC classification:
  • PN4874.M343 A949 2016
Contents:
Introduction -- Sacramento's son -- An editor's vision -- Defenders of the valley the struggle with hydraulic mining -- A world of trouble boycotts and libel suits -- Creating a press monopoly -- A tribune of reform -- Railroad politics and populist upheaval -- California lion -- Public health and urban corruption in San Francisco -- The Graft Trials and the cause of righteousness -- The Progressive McClatchy -- Hiram -- A new era: preparing the heir -- World War I -- Failed dreams, self-imposed exile -- Reluctant expansion and the breakup -- The last roar of the aging lion.
Summary: This biography explores Charles K. McClatchy's career as the long-time editor of the Bee in a work that weaves the history of Northern California with that of American newspapers.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) PN4874.M343 A949 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000132510

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-402) and index.

Introduction -- Sacramento's son -- An editor's vision -- Defenders of the valley the struggle with hydraulic mining -- A world of trouble boycotts and libel suits -- Creating a press monopoly -- A tribune of reform -- Railroad politics and populist upheaval -- California lion -- Public health and urban corruption in San Francisco -- The Graft Trials and the cause of righteousness -- The Progressive McClatchy -- Hiram -- A new era: preparing the heir -- World War I -- Failed dreams, self-imposed exile -- Reluctant expansion and the breakup -- The last roar of the aging lion.

This biography explores Charles K. McClatchy's career as the long-time editor of the Bee in a work that weaves the history of Northern California with that of American newspapers.

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