George Bronson Rea, Propagandist : The Life and Times of a Mercenary Journalist Hardback
by Leslie Eaton Clark
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George Bronson Rea, Propagandist brings to life the extraordinary story of a journalist, publisher, engineer, spy, lobbyist, blackmailer and fortune hunter, who represents twentieth century journalism gone awry.
Rea’s career as a foreign correspondent and then magazine publisher illuminates essential issues of journalistic ethics that still resonate in today’s world, and provides a fascinating look at international relations and U.S. history from the Spanish-American War to the Great Depression.
This is also a who’s who biography including Rea’s connection to: U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, historic icons William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P Morgan, writer Stephen Crane, China’s revolutionary hero Sun Yat-sen and many others. The biography reveals what made Rea switch from being a trusted “old China hand” to betraying his allies to become a propagandist for Japan’s invasion and take-over of Manchuria.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:286 pages
- Publisher:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/2017
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- ISBN:9781683930914
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:286 pages
- Publisher:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
- Publication Date:27/11/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781683930914