Devoted to American magazine journalists during the period 1900-1960, focusing most heavily on the publishers and editors during this time of evolution, a period when the magazine was emerging as a true mass medium.
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The second half of the 19th century was a time of tremendous upheaval and change in America-the transformation resulting from the Civil War and the industrialization and urbanization of America which followed were reflected in the magazines of the era. Im
Presents the lives and careers of journalists representing American newspaper journalism during the three decade period when the United States was rapidly moving from an agrarian to an industrial society - a movement which brought demands for social, political, and economic reforms.