Luce and His Empire

by W.A. Swanberg

Book Overview

529 pages - photo illustrated - Henry Robinson Luce - the child of American missionaries in China, a man obsessed by God, became a millionaire at thirty and used his innovative journalistic genius to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684125927
• ISBN13: 9780684125923
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
• Length: 529 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Journalism or propaganda ?

A hard assessment of a less than lovable couple - Harry and Clare.Well written, researched in detail, the author portrays Harry Luce's business accumen as well as his drive for power, desire for association with royalty, aristocracy and tycoons of all colors - often lacking in good judgment as to heroes or villains. What started as a business enterprise developed into a propaganda tool for the Editor's opinions and beliefs - with hundreds of possibly otherwise talented writers and reporters toeing the line of the boss.The resulting influence on public opinion and the government proved disastrous in relations with China, prevented recognition of the dangers of the Nazi regime and fascism in Italy.