The publisher
Subtitle: Henry Luce and his American century
By: Alan Brinkley
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
ISBN-13: 9780679414445
Description: Acclaimed historian Alan Brinkley gives us a sharply realized portrait of Henry Luce, arguably the most important publisher of the twentieth century. As the founder of "Time," "Fortune, "and "Life "magazines, Luce changed the way we consume news and the way we understand our world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-502) and index.
Table of contents: title: Americans abroad; title: The striver; title: Big man; title: "The paper"; title: "Time : the weekly news-magazine"; title: Empire builder; title: "Time marches on"; title: "Life begins"; title: Man of the world; title: Time Inc. goes to war; title: Losing China; title: Cold warriors; title: National purpose; title: Letting go.