The Great Thoughts

by Seldes, George

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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The Great Thoughts: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, the ideas that have shaped the history of the world

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)

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New York.: Ballantine Books., 1985. First edition. 1st printing.. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. Journalist George Seldes went with his wife to live in Hartland-4-Corners, Vermont, after World War II, Together they gathered these Great Thoughts, and near the end of the century the work was complete. He had for 20 years… Read more about this item
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1985. Paperback. pp. xxi, 487. 8vo. Light general shelfwear, creasing to spine; very good-. Foreword by Henry Steele Commager.
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The Great Thoughts, Revised and Updated: From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to Contemporary America, the Ideas That Have Shaped the History of

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The Great Thoughts, Revised and Updated : From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to Contemporary America, the Ideas That Have Shaped the History of the World

The Great Thoughts, Revised and Updated : From Abelard to Zola, from Ancient Greece to Contemporary America, the Ideas That Have Shaped the History of the World

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