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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Shelby ScatesPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780295998046ISBN 10: 0295998040 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 28 July 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Obion Country The Makings of a Journalist: Blue Sky, Blue Water Politics Journalist Journalism Newsman Olympia 1968 More Happenstance The Six-Day War The Palestinians: The ""War of Attrition"" Cambodia and Us Mountains Hickman A Few Words about Sources Index Maps"ReviewsToo bad Ben Hecht never met Shelby Scates, a journalist's journalist. His memoir is an enchanting crackle of political history (I especially loved the stories about Huey Long and JFK), war chronicles (in the Middle East and Cambodia), and other treacherous adventures, like his white-knuckle climb up the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. And it is all so elegantly written you'll despair when you finish it, as I did. A real friend of a book.--Lesley Stahl 60 Minutes """Too bad Ben Hecht never met Shelby Scates, a journalist’s journalist. His memoir is an enchanting crackle of political history (I especially loved the stories about Huey Long and JFK), war chronicles (in the Middle East and Cambodia), and other treacherous adventures, like his white-knuckle climb up the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan. And it is all so elegantly written you’ll despair when you finish it, as I did. A real friend of a book."" -- Lesley Stahl * 60 Minutes * ""A fascinating look at the inner workings of journalism by a conscientious reporter."" * Booklist *" Author InformationShelby Scates was a prize-winning journalist and columnist for International News Service, United Press International, the Associated Press, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He is the author of Warren G. Magnuson and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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