Newspaper titan
Subtitle: the infamous life and monumental times of Cissy Patterson
By: by Amanda Smith
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 696
ISBN-13: 9780375411007
Subjects: Publishers and publishing; Journalists; Biography
Description: A portrait of the newspaper proprietress shares details of her high-profile family life, her famous merger of the "Washington Herald" and "Washington Times," and her considerable role in influencing period politics and society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Elinor Josephine Patterson; title: The Countess Gizycka; title: Mrs. Elmer Schlesinger; title: Eleanor Medill Patterson; title: Seven dwarves; title: Epilogue.