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Merchant of words the life of Robert St. John / Terry Fred Horowitz.
| Author/creator | Horowitz, Terry Fred, 1933- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014] |
| Description | xvi, 414 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- Growing pains in Illinois -- You're in the Navy now! -- "Tekla" : college bound and out to walk a beat -- First scoops : "Sunny" side up -- Exposing Capone and paying the price -- Archer aping Robert : Robert marrying Eda -- Who gets the credit? -- "How they gonna keep him down on the farm?" -- A.P. war correspondent : saving a Jewish family -- Escaping the Nazis : strafing and shrapnel -- From the land of silent people -- Broadcasting during the Blitz : it's always tomorrow : D-Day : "Golden voice of radio" -- Getting Truman to play the piano : first to announce end of war -- NBC wields the axe : Robert takes a mistress -- The silent people speak and so does Robert : "All American Award" -- Seduced by Israel : Shalom means Peace : Begin and the Irgun -- "Believe it or not" : Red Channels says Robert has communistic leanings : tongue of the prophets -- Apartheid in Africa : witch doctor's potion deadens ear -- This was my world : passport taken away : Archer commits suicide : "You've had your pound of flesh" -- In need of some friends : grand jury -- Ben-Gurion's "Goyisha friend" : Nasser's the boss -- Eichmann trial : JFK meets De Gaulle and Khrushchev -- Three books in one year -- Israel Life World Library : they came from everywhere : the man who played God -- "Gosh, a new career" : R&R -- Roll Jordan roll -- The World Book Encyclopedia : opposes Vietnam War : Encyclopedia of Radio and Television Broadcasting : Six Day War -- Is there any justice? : Jews, justice and Judaism -- Once around lightly : South America more or less -- Abba was I ere I saw Abba -- Yom Kippur War : freedom of information from the CIA, FBI, and State Department -- Dean of war correspondents : despite the witches : "Righteous Gentile" : one hundred years -- Postscript -- Epilogue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-387) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013040166 |
| ISBN | 9780810889064 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |