Pulitzer

This long overdue biography of one of the most monumental figures in publishing history is filled with fascinating stories of the Hungarian immigrant's rise to the pinnacle of American journalism. Including new personal information, culled from Pulitzer's own correspondence and interviews, Joseph Pulitzer reveals how he transformed the New York World into one of the nation's most influential papers and how he inaugurated the era of the modern popular press and a "new journalism" that mixed sensational stunts and entertaining stories with serious financial, foreign, and political news. Also revealed here are the intriguing details of the Pulitzer-Hearst rivalry for market share; how Pulitzer, struck blind at forty, continued to run his empire with the help of a set of extraordinary secretaries; how he pioneered in hiring women reporters, including Nelly Bly; how he exposed James Blaine's shady deals to assure victory for Grover Cleveland; and much more. Denis Brian (West Palm Beach, FL) is the author of Einstein: A Life, The True Gen: An Intimate Portrait of Hemingway by Those Who Knew Him, and Genius Talk: Conversations with Nobel Scientists and Other Luminaries.