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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Conant, Jennet, author.     Subjects     Higgins, Marguerite.     Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.     Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography.     Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Journalists -- Biography.     Women journalists -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Conant, Jennet, author.       by title:      Fierce ambition : th...         MARC Display

Fierce ambition : the life and legend of war correspondent Maggie Higgins / Jennet Conant. by Conant, Jennet, author. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023] Subjects Higgins, Marguerite.   Women war correspondents -- United States -- Biography.   Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography.   Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Journalists -- Biography.   Women journalists -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9780393882124 (hardcover) : 0393882128 (hardcover) Description:  396 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Prologue -- Freak -- Hustling -- Tricks of the trade -- Latecomer -- Early maneuvers -- Uncharted terrain -- Roving correspondent -- Dateline -- Berlin -- Poison pens -- Scoop trouble -- The feud -- Perils of fame -- Winging it -- Between the lines -- The fine print -- The Maggie Higgins hour -- War of words -- A legend. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman. Her headline-making exploits earned her a reputation for bravery bordering on recklessness and accusations of "advancing on her back," trading sexual favors for scoops. While the Herald Tribune exploited her feminine appeal--regularly featuring the photogenic "girl reporter" on its front pages--it was Maggie's dogged determination, talent for breaking news, and unwavering ambition that brought her success from one war zone to another. Her notoriety soared during the Cold War, and her daring dispatches from Korea garnered a Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence--the first granted to a woman for frontline reporting--with the citation noting the unusual dangers and difficulties she faced because of her sex. A star reporter, she became part of the Kennedy brothers' Washington circle, though her personal alliances and politics provoked bitter feuds with male rivals, who vilified her until her untimely death"--Amazon.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Adult New Books 070.4333 Higgins Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Biography B Higgins Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 070.4333 Higgins Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library Adult Biography B Higgins Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Adult New Books 070.4333 Higgins Co Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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