The Chief The Life of William Randolph Hearst, the Rise and Fall of the Real Citizane Kane |
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| Author:
| Nasaw, David
Black, Conrad |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78334-051-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Publisher: | Gibson Square Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $11.65 |
Book Description:
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The acclaimed new biography of William Randolph Hearst (based for the first time on Hearst’s private papers), reveals the complex life of the iconic boss who first expanded Hollywood’s world of make-belief to the printed press and radio through the empire that he ruled with an iron fist. Behind it all stood a father and mother who did not believe in their son, but financed his excesses until he inherited the business at the age of 55. His megalomania unbridled, he...
More DescriptionThe acclaimed new biography of William Randolph Hearst (based for the first time on Hearst’s private papers), reveals the complex life of the iconic boss who first expanded Hollywood’s world of make-belief to the printed press and radio through the empire that he ruled with an iron fist. Behind it all stood a father and mother who did not believe in their son, but financed his excesses until he inherited the business at the age of 55. His megalomania unbridled, he pictured himself as an international power capable of settling WWI and checking the power of Hitler, whom he hired as a columnist.