Scorpion Tongues New and Updated Edition
Gossip, Celebrity, And American Politics
From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton, Scorpion Tongues is a popular history of gossip in American politics. Complete with wickedly delightful anecdotes of major and minor politicians and entertainers over the last 200 years, Gail Collins examines the evolving relationship between politicians and the press and the blurring of the lines between politicians and celebrities. Supported by extensive research and written with an entertaining flair, she speculates on how gossip reflects the current moral compass of the time, noting how a rumor, like an unpredictable summer tornado, can flatten one reputation while a similar story passes…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-06-204696-3
- EAN: 9780062046963
- Produktnummer: 29234923
- Verlag: Harpercollins E-Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 0 KB
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Gail Collins, a columnist for the New York Times, was the the first woman ever to serve as editorial page editor for the paper. Previously, she was a member of the Times editorial board, and a columnist for the New York Daily News and New York Newsday.
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