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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.
Published | Nov 27 2017 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 286 |
ISBN | 9781683930914 |
Imprint | Fairleigh Dickinson University Press |
Illustrations | 11 BW Photos |
Dimensions | 238 x 156 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Leslie Eaton Clark brings to life the improbable story of George Bronson Rea—journalist, propagandist, lobbyist, and entrepreneur. Rea covered the Spanish-American War, founded the influential Far Eastern Review, and played a significant role in American foreign relations with both China and Japan. Rea’s controversial career, which mingled reporting, financial opportunism, and political lobbying, not only illuminates American foreign policy in early 20th century, but offers a cautionary tale about the importance of objective journalism in our own day.
Chris Rasmussen, Associate Professor of History, School of the Humanities, Fairleigh Dickinson University
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