The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world
by Seldes, George (compiled by), and Commager, Henry Steele (Foreword by)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine.
- ISBN 10
- 034529887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780345298874
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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Synopsis
George Seldes was one of the great muckraking journalists and the author of twenty books, including Witness to a Century . He began his career as a cub reporter for The Pittsburgh Leader , rose to international correspondent for the Chicago Tribune , and founded his own newspaper, dedicated to the truth. George Seldes died at the age of 104 in July 1995.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Ph0870009139
- Title
- The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world
- Author
- Seldes, George (compiled by), and Commager, Henry Steele (Foreword by)
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine.
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First edition. 1st printing.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 034529887X
- ISBN 13
- 9780345298874
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Newsletter, "In Fact"|Hartland-4-Corners, Vermont|Journalist
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
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