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Witness : One of the Great Correspondents of the Twentieth Century Tells Her
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Witness : One of the Great Correspondents of the Twentieth Century Tells Her Story Hardcover - 2007

by Gruber, Ruth

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From the building of the Soviet gulags to the 1947 British attack of the "Exodus," a ship carrying Holocaust survivors, 94-year-old Ruth Gruber--adventurer, photographer, and international correspondent--tells her story in words and photos.

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Witness : One of the Great Correspondents of the Twentieth Century Tells Her Story
  • Author Gruber, Ruth
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1ST
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date April 24, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 940975-6
  • ISBN 9780805242430 / 0805242430
  • Weight 1.89 lbs (0.86 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 7.22 x 0.94 in (24.03 x 18.34 x 2.39 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication Studies
    • Topical: Holocaust
  • Library of Congress subjects Documentary photography, Gruber, Ruth
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006028597
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

Ruth Gruber was born in 1911. She was a foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune from 1935 to 1967. In 1998, Gruber received a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She is the author of nineteen books, including I Went to the Soviet Arctic, Destination Palestine, Haven, Raquela, and Ahead of Time. She lives in New York City.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/01/2007, Page 53
  • Library Journal, 04/02/2007, Page 0
  • Library Journal Prepub Alert, 08/01/2006, Page 56

About the author

Ruth Gruber was born in 1911. She was a foreign correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune from 1935 to 1967. In 1998, Gruber received a lifetime achievement award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She is the author of nineteen books, including I Went to the Soviet Arctic, Destination Palestine, Haven, Raquela, and Ahead of Time. She lives in New York City.