Boss-busters and Sin Hounds
Subtitle: Kansas City and Its Star
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: October 5, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780826217691
Subjects: Press & journalism; Social history; 20th century; Newspapers; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Missouri; Journalism; United States - State & Local - General; Nonfiction / General; Media Studies; History; Kansas City star (Kansas City, Mo. : 1885)
Description: "Haskell tells the tale of the Kansas City Star's rise and decline, taking readers into the city room and executive offices of one of the most respected American newspapers. This story includes Kansas City notables as Tom Pendergast, J. C. Nichols, Frank Walsh, William Rockhill Nelson, Henry J. Haskell and Roy A. Roberts"--Provided by publisher.