Kate Field: The Many Lives of a Nineteenth-Century American Journalist

by Gary Scharnhorst

Kate Field was among the first celebrity journalists. A literary and cultural sensation, she reported the news while frequently becoming news herself because of her sharp wit and vibrant presence. She wrote for several prestigious newspapers, such as the Boston Post, Chicago Tribune, and New York Herald, as well her own Kate Field's Washington. Field's friends and professional acquaintances included Charles Dickens, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608748
• ISBN13: 9780815608745
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"