This author is renowned as an investigative reporter and muckraking journalist, unafraid to expose societal ills. Their writing champions a bold, uncompromising pursuit of truth, establishing them as a significant voice advocating for press freedom. They dedicated their efforts to uncovering hidden dangers across various domains, notably being among the first to highlight the perils of tobacco smoking. Their work embodies a powerful fusion of in-depth journalism and independent thought.
George Seldes didn't just report history--he made it. The gadfly of American journalism interviewed all of the important men of his generation ranging from Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin, to FDR and Harry Truman. Seldes' weekly newsletter In Fact put newspapers to the test of honesty and accuracy. Seldes books such as Lords Of The Press are still used in journalism schools. This collection of his finest writing offers a sweeping view of the twentieth century.
Upon its first publication in 1985, George Seldes The Great Thoughts instantly took its place as a classic. This treasure house of the seminal ideas that shaped the intellectual history of the world--from Abelard to Zola, ancient Greece to contemporary America--has been revised and updated to reflect the global upheaval of the past decade.