A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century

A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century

William Shirer (1904-1993), a star foreign correspondent with the Chicago Tribune in the 1920s and â€™30s, was a prominent member of what one contemporary observer described as an extraordinary band of American journalists, "some with the Midwest hayseed still in their hair," who gave their North American audiences a visceral sense of how Europe was spiralling into chaos and war.

In 1937, Shirer left print journalism and became the first of the now legendary "Murrow boys," working as an on-air partner to the iconic CBS broadcaster Edward R. Murrow. With Shirer reporting from inside Nazi Germany and Murrow from blitz-ravaged London, the pair built CBSâ€™s European news operation into the industry leader and, in the process, revolutionized broadcasting. But after the war ended, the Shirer-Murrow relationship shattered. Shirer lost his job and by 1950 found himself blacklisted as a supposed Communist sympathizer. After nearly a decade in the professional wilderness, he began work on The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Published in 1960, Shirer's magnum opus sold millions of copies and was hailed as the masterwork that would "ensure his reputation as long as humankind reads."

Ken Cuthbertson's A Complex Fate is a thought-provoking, richly detailed biography of William Shirer. Written with the full cooperation of Shirerâ€™s family, and generously illustrated with photographs, it introduces a new generation of readers to a supremely talented, complex writer, while placing into historical context some of the pivotal media developments of our time.
Country USA
Author Ken Cuthbertson
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9780773597242
Format Kindle eBook
Label MQUP
Manufacturer MQUP
NumberOfPages 577
PublicationDate 2015-05-01
Publisher MQUP
ReleaseDate 2015-05-01
Studio MQUP

Country	USA
Author	Ken Cuthbertson
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780773597242
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	MQUP
Manufacturer	MQUP
NumberOfPages	577
PublicationDate	2015-05-01
Publisher	MQUP
ReleaseDate	2015-05-01
Studio	MQUP

A Complex Fate: William L. Shirer and the American Century

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