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Presents the life of the charismatic journalist who, in the nineteenth century, was almost as famous as the celebrities she interviewed.
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About the Author:
Gary Scharnhorst is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of New Mexico. He has written biographies of Horatio Alger, Jr., Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Bret Harte.
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Biographer Scharnhorst rediscovers one of America’s first celebrity journalists. With parents in show business and publishing, young Field came naturally to her calling, contributing pieces to the New Orleans Picayune at 17 and traveling to Italy to study voice two years later, “just in time to observe the opening volleys in the Italian Revolution and the Austro-Sardinian War.” This led to published war commentary in the BostonCourier, followed by dismissal for her apparent partisanship, “the first of her many conflicts with editors.” While abroad she met notable artists, including George Eliot in 1860, who proved that “genius has no sex.” Emboldened, Field went on to a stellar career, writing for the Boston Post, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Herald and starting her own Kate Field’s Washington, an influential independent weekly. This first book-length biography of Field in more than a century reveals an important force in the history of women and the press, and with its meticulous research and lively writing, it is a notable addition to both fields. --Whitney Scott
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- PublisherSyracuse Univ Pr
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0845608746
- ISBN 13 9780845608746
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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