The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
Describes the life of William Randolph Hearst, head of an American publishing empire by the 1930s, strong political presence, and subject of the film "Citizen Kane."
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- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN-13
- 9780618154463
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Media empireAmerican journalism historyPolitical influence
Awards
- Bancroft PrizeWon(2001)
- J. Anthony Lukas Book PrizeWon(2001)
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