George Bronson Rea, Propagandist

The Life and Times of a Mercenary Journalist

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George Bronson Rea, Propagandist

The Life and Times of a Mercenary Journalist

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George Bronson Rea, Propagandist brings to life the extraordinary story of a journalist, publisher, engineer, spy, lobbyist, blackmailer and fortune hunter, who represents twentieth century journalism gone awry. Rea’s career as a foreign correspondent and then magazine publisher illuminates essential issues of journalistic ethics that still resonate in today’s world, and provides a fascinating look at international relations and U.S. history from the Spanish-American War to the Great Depression. This is also a who’s who biography including Rea’s connection to: U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, historic icons William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Pulitzer, J.P Morgan, writer Stephen Crane, China’s revolutionary hero Sun Yat-sen and many others. The biography reveals what made Rea switch from being a trusted “old China hand” to betraying his allies to become a propagandist for Japan’s invasion and take-over of Manchuria.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Incorrigible in Brooklyn
Chapter 2: The Herald’s Man in Havana
Chapter 3: Marching with Generals
Chapter 4: Facts and Fakes about Cuba
Chapter 5: Taps
Chapter 6: The Best Days of Their Lives
Chapter 7: A Bittersweet Battle
Chapter 8: Earthquake and Financial Panic
Chapter 9: The American Group
Chapter 10: A 10,000 Mile Dream
Chapter 11: A Contemptible German Trick
Chapter 12: The Allied Propagandist
Chapter 13: The Competition
Chapter 14: Love and Influenza
Chapter 15: The Conference That Changed Everything
Chapter 16: Nefarious Activities
Chapter 17: Frenemies
Chapter 18: The Maelstrom
Chapter 19: Hoover’s Goldmine
Chapter 20: Raw Deals
Chapter 21: Dejá Vu
Chapter 22: The Case for Manchukuo
Chapter 23: Epilogue
Index
About the Author

Product details

Published 27 Nov 2017
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 292
ISBN 9781683930921
Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Illustrations 11 BW Photos
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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