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by Nancy F. Cott


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From a Harvard historian, this riveting portrait of four trailblazing American journalists highlights the power of the press in the interwar period.
In the fragile peace following the Great War, a surprising number of restless young Americans abandoned their homes and set out impulsively to see the changing world. In Fighting Words, Nancy F. Cott follows four who pursued global news -- from contested Palestine to revolutionary China, from Stalin's Moscow to Hitler's Berlin. As foreign correspondents, they became players in international politics and shaped Americans' awareness of critical interwar crises, the spreading menace of European fascism, and the likelihood of a new war -- while living romantic and sexual lives as modern and as hazardous as their journalism.
An indelible portrayal of a tumultuous era with resonance for our own, Fighting Words is essential reading on the power of the press and the growth of an American sense of international responsibility.

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  • Title Fighting Words: The Bold American Journalists Who Brought the World Home Between the Wars
  • Author Nancy F. Cott
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books
  • Date 2020-03-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9781541699335 / 1541699335
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.7 in (23.62 x 15.49 x 4.32 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1920's
    • Chronological Period: 1930's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Gunther, John, Foreign correspondents - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019034717
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Choice, 09/01/2020, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2020, Page 0

About the author

Nancy F. Cott is a professor of American history at Harvard University and the former director of the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She is the author of six previous books, including Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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