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Author: Katharine Graham   Series: Women in History

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Now re-issued with an appreciation by Henry Kissinger, this is the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography of Katharine Graham, played by Meryl Streep in Steven Spielberg's new movie The Post .

Now re-issued with an appreciation by Henry Kissinger, this is the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography of Katharine Graham, played by Meryl Streep in Steven Spielberg's new movie The Post.

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Now re-issued with an appreciation by Henry Kissinger, this is the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography of Katharine Graham, played by Meryl Streep in Steven Spielberg's new movie The Post .

Now re-issued with an appreciation by Henry Kissinger, this is the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography of Katharine Graham, played by Meryl Streep in Steven Spielberg's new movie The Post.

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Katharine Graham's father was a multi-millionaire who left private business and government service to buy and restore the down-and-out Washington Post. Her husband Phil Graham was a brilliant and charismatic man whose plunge into manic depression and eventual suicide is recounted movingly and charitably in this book. Above all, Katharine Graham tells her own story - the contradictions of her privileged yet lonely childhood; the tragic drama of her marriage - and the challenges of her new life as the head of a great newspaper company.

An extraordinarily frank, honest and generous book by one of America's most famous and admired women, owner of one of its greatest newspapers, the Washington Post. This is more than the mere life story of a successful woman. It deals with power and politics at the centre, and the relationship between the White House and the press, notably over Watergate.

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Critic Reviews

“This is a stunning book”

Sunday Telegraph
An autobiographical masterpiece, adroitly combining the public and personal spheres. Frank, sensitive and bubbling with humour, it is a fascinating account by an impressive person The Economist
A well-written, fascinating, moving and, in its social and historical context, important book -- Sarah Bradford Daily Telegraph

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About the Author

Katharine Graham was the legendary publisher of The Washington Post. She died in July 2001.

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Katharine Graham's father was a multi-millionaire who left private business and government service to buy and restore the down-and-out Washington Post. Her husband Phil Graham was a brilliant and charismatic man whose plunge into manic depression and eventual suicide is recounted movingly and charitably in this book. Above all, Katharine Graham tells her own story - the contradictions of her privileged yet lonely childhood; the tragic drama of her marriage - and the challenges of her new life as the head of a great newspaper company. An extraordinarily frank, honest and generous book by one of America's most famous and admired women, owner of one of its greatest newspapers, the Washington Post. This is more than the mere life story of a successful woman. It deals with power and politics at the centre, and the relationship between the White House and the press, notably over Watergate.

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co | Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published
1st August 2002
Edition
3rd
Pages
720
ISBN
9781842126202

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