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Book Reviews of Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst

Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst
Citizen Hearst A Biography of William Randolph Hearst
Author: W. A. Swanberg
ISBN-13: 9780684171470
ISBN-10: 0684171473
Publication Date: 5/1/1981
Pages: 672
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Book Type: Paperback
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treehuggernumberone avatar reviewed Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst on
Helpful Score: 2
"Fascinating, exhaustive, and meticulously impartial"-- TIME

"If ever there was a book to sit up nights with, this is it. As enthralling as a great novel!"-- BOSTON HERALD

"Engrossing! For reading pleasure no biography has topped CITIZEN HEARST in quite a few seasons!-- THE NEW YORK TIMES
reviewed Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst on + 1775 more book reviews
I read a few pages at noontime today and find it is still a very good book--I read it over fifty years ago. The author spoke to a great many people who actually knew W. R. Hearst which is invaluable because, as he notes, many of the reports regarding his doings in other newspapers were biased--W.R.H. was not the only practitioner of yellow journalism.
We visited Hearst Castle in the summer of 1958 and mom really enjoyed seeing it. Dad tended to us kids.....