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- Condition
- Brand
- Amy Paige Condon(Author)
- ISBN
- 9780820354972
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Publication Name
- Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place : the Life of Bill Baggs
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Social History, Social Activists
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10
082035497X
ISBN-13
9780820354972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038724841
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place : the Life of Bill Baggs
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Social History, Social Activists
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2020-024342
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
The marquee proclaiming the most celebrated journalists of the twentieth century probably wouldn't include Bill Baggs. But ask everyone listed on the marquee who's missing. By unanimous consent, they'd say Bill Baggs, the daring, fearless, 'rapscallion' editor of the Miami News. Why? Because as Amy Paige Condon so masterfully reveals, Baggs led them on race, Vietnam, the environment, historic preservation, land conservation, and the liberal conversation we're still having today. This is a necessary resurrection of a departed journalist worth celebrating., When a book keeps you riveted into the wee hours of the morning, and then brings tears to your eyes when it ends, you can be pretty sure it's a winner.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
070.41092
Synopsis
"This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple answers." The late editor of the late Miami News , Bill Baggs, stamped these words on plain white postcards and sent them to readers who sent him hate mail-a frequent occurrence, as Baggs, a white editor of a prominent southern newspaper, championed unpopular ideas in his front-page columns, such as protecting the environment, desegregating public schools, and peace in Vietnam. Under his leadership, the Miami News earned three Pulitzer Prizes. For his stances, Baggs earned a bullet hole through his office window, police officers stationed outside his home, and a used Mercedes outfitted with a remote starter so that if it had been rigged with a bomb, it would blow up before he opened the door. Despite his causes and accomplishments, when Baggs died of pneumonia in 1969 at the age of forty-five, his story nearly died with him, and that would have been a travesty because Baggs still has so much to teach us about how to find the answers to those not-so-simple questions, like how to live in peace with one another? In this first biography of this influential editor, Amy Paige Condon retraces how an orphaned boy from rural Colquitt, Georgia, bore witness and impacted some of the twentieth century's most earth-shifting events: World War II, the civil rights movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. With keen intellect and sparkling wit, Baggs seemed to be in the right place at the right time. From bombardier to reporter then accidental diplomat, Baggs used his daily column as a bully pulpit for social justice and wielded his pen like a scalpel to reveal the truth., "This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple answers." The late editor of the late Miami News , Bill Baggs, stamped these words on plain white postcards and sent them to readers who sent him hate mail--a frequent occurrence, as Baggs, a white editor of a prominent southern newspaper, championed unpopular ideas in his front-page columns, such as protecting the environment, desegregating public schools, and peace in Vietnam. Under his leadership, the Miami News earned three Pulitzer Prizes. For his stances, Baggs earned a bullet hole through his office window, police officers stationed outside his home, and a used Mercedes outfitted with a remote starter so that if it had been rigged with a bomb, it would blow up before he opened the door. Despite his causes and accomplishments, when Baggs died of pneumonia in 1969 at the age of forty-five, his story nearly died with him, and that would have been a travesty because Baggs still has so much to teach us about how to find the answers to those not-so-simple questions, like how to live in peace with one another? In this first biography of this influential editor, Amy Paige Condon retraces how an orphaned boy from rural Colquitt, Georgia, bore witness and impacted some of the twentieth century's most earth-shifting events: World War II, the civil rights movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. With keen intellect and sparkling wit, Baggs seemed to be in the right place at the right time. From bombardier to reporter then accidental diplomat, Baggs used his daily column as a bully pulpit for social justice and wielded his pen like a scalpel to reveal the truth., In this first biography of Bill Baggs, the influential editor of the Miami News, Amy Paige Condon retraces how an orphaned boy from rural Colquitt, Georgia, bore witness and impacted some of the twentieth century's most earth-shifting events: World War II, the civil rights movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War.
LC Classification Number
PN4874.B233C66 2020
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