52 McGs.: The Best Obituaries from Legendary New York Times Reporter Robert McG. Thomas - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert McG Thomas, Chris Calhoun (Editor), Thomas Mallon (Foreword by)Publish date:2008-04-04Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781416598275ISBN-10:1416598278UPC:9781416598275Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, HumorBook Subcategory:Editors, Journalists, Publishers, ModernBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SCHFS6GYWJ
52 McGs.: The Best Obituaries from Legendary New York Times Reporter Robert McG. Thomas
Among his devoted fans, his pieces were known simply as McGs. With a "genius for illuminating that sometimes ephemeral apogee in people's lives when they prove capable of generating a brightly burning spark" (Columbia Journalism Review), Robert McG. Thomas Jr. commemorated fascinating, unconventional lives with signature style and wit. The New York Times received countless letters over the years...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781416598275ISBN-10:1416598278UPC:9781416598275Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, HumorBook Subcategory:Editors, Journalists, Publishers, ModernBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.4608Product ID:SCHFS6GYWJ
Robert McG. Thomas Jr. was born and grew up in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Joining The New York Times as a copyboy in 1959, he went on to work for the paper as a police reporter, rewrite man, society news reporter, and sportswriter before turning to obituaries full-time in 1995, the year he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Thomas died in January 2000.
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Robert McG Thomas, Chris Calhoun (Editor), Thomas Mallon (Foreword by)
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