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Bassett: John Bassett's Forty Years in Politics, Publishing Business and Sports by Siggins, Maggie - 1979

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Bassett: John Bassett's Forty Years in Politics, Publishing Business and Sports

by Siggins, Maggie

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Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, 1979. John Bassett is an extraordinary figure in Canadian public life, a man who's been the center of politics, sports, the media and business for over forty years. Maggie Siggins (whose career as a journalist began with John Bassett's newspaper The Telegram until it's demise in 1971), interviewed more than 200 of Bassett's friends, family, business associates, critics and enemies to assemble this portrait. A section of photographs and index provided. The contents: Chapter 1 - The Tory Mould, Chapter 2 - An Eager reporter, a Skilled Warrior, Chapter 3 - Meet Your New Goddamn Publisher, Chapter 4 -Sports for Pleasure, power and Profit, Chapter 5 - The Political Animal, Chapter 6 - Family, Friends and the Death of a Newspaper, Chapter 7 - Building a Television Empire, Chapter 8 - A Decade of Paradox and Profit. "With the compliments of the Canadian Council" stamp to ffep. A bright handsome copy. Photo illustrated dust jacket.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
  • Bookseller Gilt Edge Books CA (CA)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Near Fine
  • Edition First Edition, First Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0888622848
  • ISBN 13 9780888622846
  • Publisher James Lorimer & Company, Publishers
  • Place of Publication Toronto
  • Date Published 1979
  • Keywords Newspaper Reporter + The Telegram Newspaper + Newspaper Publisher + Maple Leaf Gardens + Argonaut Football Team + The Globe and Mail + Ballard Smythe Bassett Group + The CBC + Canadian Politics + Publishing Business + John Bassett Biography

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Bassett: John Bassett's forty years in politics, publishing, business and sports

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