Deadline Artists—Scandals, Tragedies & Triumphs
More of America's Greatest Newspaper Columns
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Publisher Description
An anthology of newspaper columns from the 19th century to the present—“engaging eyewitness pieces [that] elicit admiration, wonder and gasps of surprise” (Kirkus Reviews).
Deadline Artists: America’s Greatest Newspaper Columns drew together some of the finest examples of America’s greatest unsung literary form: the newspaper column. In this new Deadline Artists collection, some of America’s greatest journalists take on the stories of scandal, tragedy, triumph, and tribute that have defined the spirit of their age.
This is history written in the present tense, offering high drama and enduring wisdom. Walk with Jack London in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake or grieve with Walt Whitman over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Watch as Watergate unfolds, sex scandals explode, the Twin Towers collapse, and winning home runs capture the thrill of a comeback capped with a World Series victory.
Contributors include: Jack London, H.L. Mencken, Dorothy Thompson, Richard Wright, Damon Runyon, Shirley Povich, Murray Kempton, Mike Ryoko, Ruben Salazar, Mary McGrory, Mike Barnicle, Molly Ivins, Pete Hamill, Carl Hiaasen, Nicholas Kristof, Leonard Pitts, Steve Lopez, Peggy Noonan, and Mitch Albom.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
For this stellar sequel to the previous Deadline Artists collection, veteran journalists Avlon (Independent Nation), Angelo (executive editor of the New York Post), and Louis (host of NY1's Inside City Hall) assemble another tantalizing sampler of the finest examples of newspaper writing, spotlighting scribes who wrote "short stories that really happened." The trio divides the book into sections scandals, tragedies, and triumphs and orders the pieces chronologically. Whether it's Nellie Bly in disguise as a Cuban immigrant exposing patient abuse at an insane asylum in 1887, Damon Runyon giving his colorful take on mobster Al Capone for a 1931 column, or Jim Dwyer's brief tale of a World Trade Center window-washer's escape on 9/11, the writing is consistently first-rate. Standouts include John Steinbeck's 1936 column on the plight of dust bowl farmers, Walter Lippman's insightful 1948 Gandhi profile, and Bob Greene's sensitive and revealing 1991 column on Michael Jordan. Also on the star-studded journalistic roster are talents like Jack London, H.L. Mencken, Murray Kempton, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, and Ellen Goodman. Entertaining and informative, this collection is a timeless celebration of history and its talented recorders.