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Fierce Ambition: The Life and Legend - Hardcover, by Conant Jennet
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393882128
ISBN-13
9780393882124
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24058623058
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fierce Ambition : the Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins
Number of Pages
576 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Military / Korean War
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
25.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
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Reviews
The glamorous, accomplished 20th-century war journalist Higgins--a Pulitzer winner with a nose for news and the nerve to chase it at any cost--gets her due in this lively biography., [A] mesmerizing, meticulously researched biography.... Higgins was only 45 when she died on Jan. 3, 1966. Ms. Conant's book has brought her back to life., Maggie Higgins lived life at a gallop and this book keeps up with her...Jenny Conant tells the whole story with verve, insight, and deep appreciation for this fascinating, complex, and pioneering woman., Jennet Conant's brilliant storytelling and extraordinary granular research bring Maggie Higgins's long-forgotten but vital story to life...Her fearless quest to bring the truth to light will serve as inspiration for a new generation of pathfinding women. What a woman, what a legend., The remarkable story of an irrepressible wartime reporter who would do almost anything to get a scoop. Beautiful, brilliant, and demanding, Maggie Higgins was a comet in the gray, male world of mid-twentieth-century American journalism captured in all of her complexity by Jennet Conant in her utterly compelling Fierce Ambition., The remarkable story of an irrepressible wartime reporter who would do almost anything to get a scoop. Beautiful, brilliant, and demanding, Maggie Higgins was a comet in the gray, male world of mid-20th century American journalism captured in all of her complexity by Jennet Conant in her utterly compelling Fierce Ambition .--Gay Talese, author of The Kingdom and the Power, Fierce Ambition is a reflection of journalism, hung on the passionate, brilliant, sexy, hilarious, honest, complicated, moving, tough, heartbreaking outrageous, courageous, astonishing life of the intrepid 'girl' war correspondent Maggie Higgins. Slam! Bang! Kapow! If you're a journalist and you're not reading Fierce Ambition you're not doing your homework., The remarkable story of an irrepressible wartime reporter who would do almost anything to get a scoop. Beautiful, brilliant, and demanding, Maggie Higgins was a comet in the gray, male world of mid-20th century American journalism captured in all of her complexity by Jennet Conant in her utterly compelling Fierce Ambition., Fierce Ambition is a reflection of journalism, hung on the passionate, brilliant, sexy, hilarious, honest, complicated, moving, tough, heartbreaking, outrageous, courageous, astonishing life of the intrepid 'girl' war correspondent Maggie Higgins. Slam! Bang! Kapow! If you're a journalist and you're not reading Fierce Ambition, you're not doing your homework., Doggedly reported, incisive, and one fabulous ride, Fierce Ambition shows us a Maggie Higgins who is bold, shrewd, and indomitable, a role model not just for aspiring journalists but for fearless women of every stripe., Maggie Higgins lived life at a gallop and this book keeps up with her--reporter, columnist, celebrity, mother, wife, lover, cheat, sneak, activist, combat correspondent, Pulitzer winner, war hero, patriot, polemicist, and drop-dead beauty. Jenny Conant tells the whole story with verve, insight, and deep appreciation for this fascinating, complex, and pioneering woman., Jennet Conant's brilliant storytelling and extraordinary granular research bring Maggie Higgins's long forgotten but vital story to life. From small town California to Columbia University to Dachau to Washington, DC--Maggie lived passionately, but died tragically at the height of the Vietnam War. One wishes she had lived to report Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Ukraine, and the difference her work would have made. Her fearless quest to bring the truth to light will serve as inspiration for a new generation of pathfinding women. What a woman, what a legend., No one who reads the first chapter will be able to set this book aside, rich as it is in rare insights and high drama. Fierce Ambition left me believing that if Maggie Higgins could have selected her biographer it would have been Jenny Conant., Kept me turning the pages because this true story is more compelling than most novels.... A tale of triumph over almost insurmountable odds., Engrossing.... Propulsive and high-spirited, this is a riveting depiction of a larger-than-life trailblazer.
Synopsis
A spirited portrait of twentieth-century war correspondent Maggie Higgins and her tenacious fight to the top in a male-dominated profession., A spirited portrait of twentieth-century war correspondent Maggie Higgins and her tenacious fight to the top in a male-dominated profession. 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. Drawing on new and extensive research, including never-before-published correspondence and interviews with Maggie's colleagues, lovers, and soldiers and generals who knew her in the field, journalist and historian Jennet Conant restores Maggie's rightful place in history as a woman who paved the way for the next generation of journalists, and one of the greatest war correspondents of her time., Marguerite Higgins catapulted to journalistic 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. Her notoriety soared during the Cold War, and her daring dispatches from Korea garnered a Pulitzer Prize. A star reporter, she became close to the Kennedy brothers, but provoked bitter rivalries with male correspondents who vilified her until her untimely death. In Fierce Ambition , journalist and historian Jennet Conant digs into Maggie's turbulent life and shines a spotlight on her legacy--her trailblazing career, unwavering courage, and refusal to sacrifice success to fit gender expectations.
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