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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0810889064
ISBN-13
9780810889064
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176251338
Product Key Features
Book Title
Merchant of Words : the Life of Robert St. John
Number of Pages
444 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, World / General, Journalism, Social Activists, Europe / General, Middle East / General
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-040166
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Terry Fred Horowitz has written one of the most riveting and entertaining books of an unsung giant of American journalism, Robert St. John. For more than half a century, St. John traveled the world in search of breaking news long before the onset of 24-hour news cycles -- in an era in which some of the most incisive reporting was done by lone wolf, on-the-ground freelance writers who, in search of an unfolding scoop, were frequently required to dip into their own pockets for international airfare.
Dewey Decimal
070.4333092
Table Of Content
Prologue Chapter 1: Growing pains in Illinois Chapter 2: You're in the Navy now! Chapter 3: "Tekla": College bound and out to walk a beat Chapter 4: First scoops: "Sunny" side up Chapter 5: Exposing Capone and paying the price Chapter 6: Archer aping Robert: Robert marrying Eda Chapter 7: Who gets the credit? Chapter 8: "How they gonna keep him down on the farm? Chapter 9: A.P. war correspondent: Saving a Jewish family Chapter 10: Escaping the Nazis: Strafing and shrapnel Chapter 11: From the Land of Silent People Chapter 12: Broadcasting during The Blitz: It's Always Tomorrow: D-Day: "Golden Voice of Radio" Chapter 13: Getting Truman to play the piano: First to announce end of war Chapter 14: NBC wields the axe: Robert takes a mistress Chapter 15: The Silent People Speak and so does Robert: "All American Award" Chapter 16: Seduced by Israel: Shalom Means Peace: Begin and the Irgun Chapter 17: "Believe it or Not", Red Channels says Robert has communistic leanings: Tongue of the Prophets Chapter 18: Apartheid in Africa: Witch doctor's potion deadens ear Chapter 19: This Was My World: Passport taken away; Archer commits suicide; "You've had your pound of flesh:" Chapter 20: In need of some friends: Grand jury Chapter 21: Ben-Gurion's "goyisha friend": Nasser's The Boss Chapter 22: Eichmann trial: JFK meets de Gaulle and Khrushchev Chapter 23: Three books in one year -- Israel LIFE World Library - They Came from Everywhere-The Man Who Played God Chapter 24: "Gosh" a new "Career": R&R Chapter 25: Roll Jordan Roll Chapter 26: The World Book Encyclopedia: Opposes Vietnam war: Encyclopedia of Radio and Television Broadcasting: Six Day War Chapter 27: Is there any justice? Jews Justice and Judaism Chapter 28: Once Around Lightly - South America More or Less Chapter 29: Abba was I ere I saw Abba Chapter 30: Yom Kippur War: Freedom of Information from the CIA, FBI and State Department Chapter 31: Dean of war correspondents: Despite the Witches: "Righteous Gentile": One hundred years Postscript Epilogue Bibliography About the Author
Synopsis
During World War II, Robert St. John of NBC, broadcast from London opposite CBS's Edward R. Murrow. Afterward, St. John would become a noted writer and commentator on world affairs, as well as a prominent and vocal supporter of the state of Israel. In Merchant of Words: The Life of Robert St. John, Terry Fred Horowitz not only documents St. John's accomplishments and adventures but takes readers behind the scenes with St. John, who, for over three quarters of a century, served as a firsthand witness to history as it was being made in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East., During World War II, Robert St. John of NBC, broadcast from London opposite CBS's Edward R. Murrow. Afterward, St. John would become a noted writer and commentator on world affairs, as well as a prominent and vocal supporter of the state of Israel. In Merchant of Words: The Life of Robert St. John, Terry Fred Horowitz not only documents St. John's accomplishments and adventures but takes readers behind the scenes with St. John, who, for over three quarters of a century, served as a firsthand witness to history as it was being made in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.From his auspicious beginnings when lying about his age in order to join the U.S. Navy during World War I to his final days as a well-established author and "righteous gentile," St. John was both a participant and critical observer of American and world history. He became the youngest newspaper editor-publisher in the United States, breaking a story on prostitution in Cicero, Illinois, that resulted in his beating by Al Capone's mob. When World War II began he became a war correspondent for the Associated Press, later escaping from the Nazis when they invaded Yugoslavia, he was wounded by a Messerschmitt's strafing. He subsequently wrote From the Land of Silent People, the first full account of the fall of Yugoslavia and Greece during the war. Shortly afterward, he was hired by NBC as a radio broadcaster, covering the Blitz in London and D-Day and becoming the first commentator to announce the end of the war in Japan. During the McCarthy era, he was "pinklisted" and his passport was confiscated for a year, stranding him in Switzerland. During its War of Independence he started his lifelong love affair with Israel, becoming the only foreign correspondent to cover, in person, all of its wars, including the Israel-Lebanon War of 1982, during which he was known as the "dean of correspondents."In addition to working as a regular contributor for the World Book Encyclopedia, St. John eventually wrote twenty-three books, many of them about Israel and the Middle East. These included well-received biographies of David Ben-Gurion (Builder of Israel), Eliezer Ben-Yehudah (Tongue of the Prophets), Abba Eban (Eban), and Gamal Abdul Nasser (The Boss: The Story of Gamel Abdal Nasser). Merchant of Words is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of journalism and the adventures of recognized war correspondent. For historians and history buffs it offers unique details from a journalist's perspective on World War II, the Cold War, the Red Scare, Vietnam and the history of Israel and the Middle East., During World War II, Robert St. John of NBC, broadcast from London opposite CBS's Edward R. Murrow. Afterward, St. John would become a noted writer and commentator on world affairs, as well as a prominent and vocal supporter of the state of Israel. In Merchant of Words: The Life of Robert St. John, Terry Fred Horowitz not only documents St. John's accomplishments and adventures but takes readers behind the scenes with St. John, who, for over three quarters of a century, served as a firsthand witness to history as it was being made in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. From his auspicious beginnings when lying about his age in order to join the U.S. Navy during World War I to his final days as a well-established author and "righteous gentile," St. John was both a participant and critical observer of American and world history. He became the youngest newspaper editor-publisher in the United States, breaking a story on prostitution in Cicero, Illinois, that resulted in his beating by Al Capone's mob. When World War II began he became a war correspondent for the Associated Press, later escaping from the Nazis when they invaded Yugoslavia, he was wounded by a Messerschmitt's strafing. He subsequently wrote From the Land of Silent People, the first full account of the fall of Yugoslavia and Greece during the war. Shortly afterward, he was hired by NBC as a radio broadcaster, covering the Blitz in London and D-Day and becoming the first commentator to announce the end of the war in Japan. During the McCarthy era, he was "pinklisted" and his passport was confiscated for a year, stranding him in Switzerland. During its War of Independence he started his lifelong love affair with Israel, becoming the only foreign correspondent to cover, in person, all of its wars, including the Israel-Lebanon War of 1982, during which he was known as the "dean of correspondents." In addition to working as a regular contributor for the World Book Encyclopedia, St. John eventually wrote twenty-three books, many of them about Israel and the Middle East. These included well-received biographies of David Ben-Gurion (Builder of Israel), Eliezer Ben-Yehudah (Tongue of the Prophets), Abba Eban (Eban), and Gamal Abdul Nasser (The Boss: The Story of Gamel Abdal Nasser). Merchant of Words is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of journalism and the adventures of recognized war correspondent. For historians and history buffs it offers unique details from a journalist's perspective on World War II, the Cold War, the Red Scare, Vietnam and the history of Israel and the Middle East.
LC Classification Number
PN4874.S26H67 2014
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