Plant Here the "Standard"
Dennis Griffiths
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Description for Plant Here the "Standard"
Hardcover.
Plant Here the Standard tells the story of the world's oldest evening newspaper, the (London) Evening Standard. Commencing in the time of Oliver Cromwell, it traces the history of the Baldwin Family, fearless Protestant publishers, whose successors launched The Standard in 1827. Later owners of the paper were to include: C.Arthur Pearson, founder of the Daily Express; Lord Beaverbrook; and, now, Lord Rothermere. And throughout there are tales of the paper's scoops, its famous journalists and cartoonists, and its political involvements.
Plant Here the Standard tells the story of the world's oldest evening newspaper, the (London) Evening Standard. Commencing in the time of Oliver Cromwell, it traces the history of the Baldwin Family, fearless Protestant publishers, whose successors launched The Standard in 1827. Later owners of the paper were to include: C.Arthur Pearson, founder of the Daily Express; Lord Beaverbrook; and, now, Lord Rothermere. And throughout there are tales of the paper's scoops, its famous journalists and cartoonists, and its political involvements.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan London
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333555651
SKU
V9780333555651
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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