Chicago Tribune: The Rise of a Great American Newspaper

by Lloyd Wendt

Relies on Tribune files, interviews with key personnel of the past and present, and the personal papers of Joseph Medill and Colonel Robert McCormick to provide a chronicle of 130 years of the Chicago newspaper

Genres: History

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Mark Mathes · Rating 5 out of 5]

The classic, authorized history of what was once called the World’s Greatest Newspaper, written by the reporter and editor who knew it from the inside. The story of Col. Robert McCormick of Chicago and the thousands of men and women who helped make the newspaper and his empire so successful. I read this book years before becoming editor of international syndication there. A must read for j-students and professionals, history lovers and those interested in politics and the Midwest.