Molly Ivins
Subtitle: a rebel life
By: Bill Minutaglio & W. Michael Smith.
Contributors: Smith, W. Michael.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781586487171
Subjects: Ivins, Molly; Women journalists -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: She was a groomed for a gilded life in moneyed Houston, but Molly Ivins left the country club behind to become one of the most provocative, courageous, and influential journalists in American history. Presidents and senators called her for advice; her column ran in 400 newspapers; her books were bestsellers. But despite her fame, few people really knew her: what her background was, who influenced her, how her political views developed, or how many painful struggles she fought. This is a comprehensive, definitive narrative biography, based on intimate knowledge of Molly, interviews with her family, friends, and colleagues, and access to her personal papers. It is at once the saga of a powerful, pugnacious woman muscling her way to the top in a world dominated by men; a look behind the scenes of national media and politics; and a sobering account of the toll of addiction and cancer.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.
Table of contents: title: General Jim; title: River Oaks; title: Ghost; title: Naturally backwards into journalism; title: Young radicals; title: Us against them; title: Necessary humor; title: The you know what; title: "Molly Ivins can't say that, can she?"; title: Molly, Inc.; title: The kind of pressure; title: You got to dance; title: Dearly beloveds.