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Citizen Hearst: A Biography of William Randolph Hearst
Citizen Hearst A Biography of William Randolph Hearst
Author: W. A. Swanberg
William Randolph Hearst. — His income was 15 million dollars a year -- and he teetered constantly on the brink of financial disaster. — His personal life was the scandal of his era. — He used the Spanish-American War as a newspaper circulation booster. — He lavished more wealth, jewels and luxury on his mistress than any courtesan of history every k...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780684171470
ISBN-10: 0684171473
Publication Date: 5/1/1981
Pages: 672
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Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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"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
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