Witness to a Century: Encounters with the Noted, the Notorious, and the Three SOBs"This extraordinary book . . . is a reminder . . . of the sins of suppression and untruth that have been and can be committed in the name of American journalism . . . One of the last first-person statements from a generation that included Hitler, Nehru, and Mao . . . and Seldes too." --Columbia Journalism Review |
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Witness to a Century: Encounters with the Noted, the Notorious, and the ... George Seldes No preview available - 1988 |
Witness to a Century: Encounters with the Noted, the Notorious, and the ... George Seldes No preview available - 2011 |
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