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Jerry Mcconnell - The Improbable Life of the Arkansas Democrat: An Oral History - 9781557286864 - V9781557286864
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The Improbable Life of the Arkansas Democrat: An Oral History

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Description for The Improbable Life of the Arkansas Democrat: An Oral History Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 Images. BIC Classification: DNJ; JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
The Improbable Life of the Arkansas Democrat collects over one hundred interviews with employees of the Democrat, including editors, report- ers, feature writers, cartoonists, circulation managers, business manag- ers, salespeople, pressroom managers, typesetters, and others, from the 1930s through the early 1990s, when the Democrat took over the Arkansas Gazette after an aggressive newspaper war.

This new addition to Arkansas journalism history provides vivid details about what it was like to work at the old Democrat. August Engel, who led the paper with focused devotion for forty-two years, was famous for his thrift, allowing no air conditioning in the ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Fayetteville, United States
ISBN
9781557286864
SKU
V9781557286864
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Ref
99-15

About Jerry Mcconnell
Jerry McConnell, now retired, was a reporter and managing editor at the Arkansas Democrat, a sports writer at the Arkansas Gazette, and a sports editor at the Daily Oklahoman.

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