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Gellhorn - by Caroline Moorehead (Paperback)

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  • The first major biography of legendary war correspondent Martha Gellhorn casts "a vivid spotlight on one of the most undercelebrated women of the 20th century" (Entertainment Weekly) Martha Gellhorn's heroic career as a reporter brought her to the front lines of virtually every significant international conflict between the Spanish Civil War and the end of the cold war; her wartime dispatches rank among the best of the century.
  • About the Author: Caroline Moorehead is a distinguished biographer, book reviewer, and journalist.
  • 465 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Editors, Journalists, Publishers

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The first major biography of legendary war correspondent Martha Gellhorn casts "a vivid spotlight on one of the most undercelebrated women of the 20th century" (Entertainment Weekly)

Martha Gellhorn's heroic career as a reporter brought her to the front lines of virtually every significant international conflict between the Spanish Civil War and the end of the cold war; her wartime dispatches rank among the best of the century. From her birth in St. Louis in 1908 to her death in London in 1998, the tall, glamorous blonde passed through Africa, Cuba, Panama, and most of the great cities of Europe. She made friends easily-among them Eleanor Roosevelt, Leonard Bernstein, and H. G. Wells-but happiness often eluded her despite her professional success: both of her marriages ended badly, the first, to Ernest Hemingway, dramatically and publicly so.

Drawn from extensive interviews and exclusive access to Gellhorn's papers and correspondence, this seminal biography spans half the globe and almost an entire century to offer an exhilarating, intimate portrait of one of the defining women of our times.



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"[Moorehead gives] us not just the usual account of the career and the public person but an intimate look at the private person." --The Washington Post Book World

"Gripping . . . [told] with historical command and psychological insight." --The New York Times Book Review




About the Author



Caroline Moorehead is a distinguished biographer, book reviewer, and journalist. Gellhorn was nominated for the Whitbread Award for Biography and named one of the best books of the year by Entertainment Weekly and the San Francisco Chronicle. Moorehead will edit a collection of Gellhorn's letters and is also writing a book about the international refugee crisis, both for Henry Holt. She lives in London.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 465
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Editors, Journalists, Publishers
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
Author: Caroline Moorehead
Language: English
Street Date: September 1, 2004
TCIN: 90813031
UPC: 9780805076967
Item Number (DPCI): 247-46-0969
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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