Selected Chaff: The Wartime Columns of Al Mcintosh, 1941-1945 - Couverture rigide

Mcintosh, Al

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0760333556 ISBN 13 : 9780760333556

Editeur : Zenith Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Al McIntosh

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Selected Chaff collects the editorials of this remarkable and littl-know newsman who used his warmth, wit, and keen observations to bring his community together in time of national crisis. in McIntosh's chaff it is easy to spot the kernal of journalistic heroism --Minnesota History

McIntosh also had a heart as big as Lake Erie. It never showed more than in his wriitngs about WWII --Lincoln Journal-Star

Possibly the most moving passenges in PBS 'The War' were not written by Ken Burns, but by a newspaperman named Al McIntosh..Read by ToM Hanks, McIntosh's musings, sometimes addressed directly to the troops overseas, are as haunting in their way as the project's theme, 'American Anthem' sung by Norah Jones --Philadelphia Daily News

Présentation de l'éditeur

An eyewitness to the ebbs and flows of World War II, McIntosh s wartime weekly coloums became a staple for millions of Americans, chronicling events abroad and at home with immediacy, vivid descrition, balanced prose, very often giving most Americans a glimpse of the world outside their country for the first time. Compared to Mark Twain for his journalistic skills, this is the first time his writings have been available in book form and encapsulate not only wonderfull prose but also history as it unfolds. His weekly columns have been compared to Alistair Cookes wartime broadcasts in terms of their value in morale and supplying information.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Zenith Pr
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0760333556
• ISBN 13: 9780760333556
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible