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(0)Larry Tye
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Publisher
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Draws on unpublished memoirs, unreleased government files, private papers, and interviews with Kennedy's close family and colleagues to chronicle his transformation from 1950s cold warrior to a liberal champion of the working class, the poor, and minorities.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
He is that rare American icon who has never been captured in a biography worthy of him. Now, at last, here is the story of athlete, showman, philosopher, and boundary breaker Leroy "Satchel" Paige. Through dogged detective work, journalist Larry Tye has tracked down the truth about this enigmatic pitcher, interviewing Negro Leaguers and Major Leaguers, talking to family and friends who had never told their stories, and retracing Paige's steps to separate...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro jazzmen who orchestrated the chords that throb at the soul of twentieth-century America. Duke Ellington, the grandson of slaves who was christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, was a man whose story is as layered and nuanced as his name suggests and whose music transcended category. Louis Daniel Armstrong was born in a New Orleans slum so tough it was called The Battlefield and,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on first-ever access to his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently-unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings."--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
The author presents a revealing portrait of a man who, more than any other, defined and personified public relations - a profession that today helps shape our political discourse and steer our commercial choices. Drawing on interviews with primary sources and voluminous private papers, this fascinating book tells of Bernay's great campaigns, including his precedent-setting work for the American Tobacco Company that helped convince a generation of...
