Examines the life of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, and discusses his achievements and the impact of his Web-based organization on the world.
A biography of Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer, for whom the Pulitzer Prize is named, describing his childhood, immigration to the United States and service in the Union Army, and early journalism career.
Follows the making of a book from writing and illustrating through editing, design, production, and binding, until it is shipped to a library or bookstore.
Traces the history of the Little Golden Books, discussing how the company, which sold children's books for as little as twenty-five cents, helped improve literacy across America and forever changed twentieth-century American life and culture.
critical trends and American literature anthologies
Csicsila, Joseph
2004
Traces the development of the literary canon in the United States throughout the twentieth century, examining more than eighty anthologies published since 1919 and tracing the evolution of entire genres and groupings of authors.