This biography brings the song of "the" Joseph Pulitzer out from behind his colorful father's shadow and shows him to have been one of American's most important newspapermen, ranking with Adolph Ochs, William Allen White, and Robert R. McCormick.
Based on hitherto untapped archival sources, including a wealth of personal correspondence, this first biography of Joseph Pulitzer II tells the story of his drive and dedication to make the St. Louis Post-Dispatch one of the most effective liberal newspapers in the United States. Daniel Pfaff covers the seventy-year lifetime of the...
This biography brings the song of "the" Joseph Pulitzer out from behind his colorful father's shadow and shows him to have been one of American's m...
The widely known Pulitzer name is considered by many to be synonymous with the Pulitzer Prizes and the "St. Louis"" Post-Dispatch." Joseph Pulitzer III (1913 1993) was editor and publisher of the "Post-Dispatch, " as were his father and grandfather before him. In "No Ordinary Joe, " Daniel W. Pfaff provides an insightful look at the life and career of Joseph Pulitzer III, using correspondence and records that were made available exclusively to the author. Pfaff also includes interviews with more than seventy individuals who knew and/or worked with Pulitzer.
Trained for succession to the...
The widely known Pulitzer name is considered by many to be synonymous with the Pulitzer Prizes and the "St. Louis"" Post-Dispatch." Joseph Pulitzer...