Cast of characters : Wolcott Gibbs, E.B. White, James Thurber, and the golden age of the New Yorker / Thomas Vinciguerra.
| Author/creator |
Vinciguerra, Thomas J. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [ 2016] |
| Description | x, 452 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | A Christmas greeting to The New Yorkers" -- "Either competent or horrible" -- "A ludicrous pastime" -- "Infatuation with pinheads" -- "Boy, do I like to handle authors!" -- "Most insanely miscast" -- "An offense to the ear" -- "Pretty gummy at best" -- "A silly occupation for a grown man" -- "I am a child of the sun" -- "Always poison" -- "Flying high and fast" -- "The moral climate is against it" -- "A lot of suicidal enterprises" -- "Whose days, in any case, were numbered." |
| Abstract | "From its birth in 1925 to the early days of the Cold War, The New Yorker slowly but surely took hold as the country's most prestigious, entertaining, and informative general-interest periodical. In [this book], Thomas Vinciguerra paints a portrait of the magazine's cadre of charming, wisecracking, driven, troubled, brilliant writers and editors"--Dust jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-422) and index. |
| Language | Text in English. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2015027980 |
| ISBN | 9780393240030 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0393240037 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | PN4900 .N35 V56 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |