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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Conant, Jennet.     Subjects     Higgins, Marguerite     Journalists -- United States -- Biography.     Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.     Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography.     Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Journalists -- Biography.     Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Conant, Jennet.       by title:      Fierce ambition : th...       by call number:      070.4333092 H636c     Search the Web     Conant, Jennet.     Higgins, Marguerite     Journalists -- United States -- Biography.     Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.     Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography.     Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Journalists -- Biography.     Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.       MARC Display

Fierce ambition : the life and legend of war correspondent Maggie Higgins / Jennet Conant. by Conant, Jennet. W. W. Norton & Company, 2023. Call #: 070.4333092 H636c Subjects Higgins, Marguerite   Journalists -- United States -- Biography.   Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.   Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography.   Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Journalists -- Biography.   Women journalists -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9780393882124 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  396 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Jennet Conant is the author, most recently, of Fierce Ambition. Her other books include the New York Times best-selling Tuxedo Park, 109 East Palace, The Irregulars, The Great Secret, and the critically acclaimed Man of the Hour. She lives in Sag Harbor, New York. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-375) and index. Summary:  "Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman. Her headline-making exploits earned her a reputation for bravery bordering on recklessness and accusations of 'advancing on her back,' trading sexual favors for scoops. While the Herald Tribune exploited her feminine appeal -- regularly featuring the photogenic 'girl reporter' on its front pages -- it was Maggie's dogged determination, talent for breaking news, and unwavering ambition that brought her success from one war zone to another. Her notoriety soared during the Cold War, and her daring dispatches from Korea garnered a Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence -- the first granted to a woman for frontline reporting -- with the citation noting the unusual dangers and difficulties she faced because of her sex. A star reporter, she became part of the Kennedy brothers' Washington circle, though her personal alliances and politics provoked bitter feuds with male rivals, who vilified her until her untimely death."-- Genre:  Biographies Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 070.4333092 H636c Adult books Checked out Jul 24, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 070.4333092 H636c Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 11, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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