A Journey for Our Times

by Harrison E. Salisbury

The noted journalist, who has covered most of the crucial stories of his time--in Russia, China, Southeast Asia, and at home in the United States--records his personal views on public and private matters

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published December 31, 1983

About the author

Harrison E. Salisbury (November 14, 1908 - July 5, 1993) was a long time reporter and editor at The New York Times.

Earlier in his career he had worked for the United Press, which he joined after earning a B.A. at the University of Minnesota in 1930. He began his career in journalism as a part-time reporter for the Minneapolis Journal during 1928-29.

Although he served in many different positions and places during his long career at the Times, Mr. Salisbury is perhaps most famous for his work as Moscow correspondent, covering the U.S.S.R. during the early years of the Cold War. After serving as the Times' Moscow Bureau Chief from 1949 to 1954, he returned to the U.S. and wrote a series of articles for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955.

He spent a great deal of time concentrating on Asia during his later years at the Times, covering the Vietnam War as well as many different issues and events having to do with China.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's pretty good although it is fairly long. I wasn't entirely impressed with this just because it took me forever to get through