Josephus Daniels - His Life and Times

Informationen zum Autor Lee A. Craig is Alumni Distinguished Professor at North Carolina State University. He is author of six books and numerous scholarly articles, essays, and reviews on U.S. and European economic history. Klappentext As a longtime leader of the Democratic Party and key member of Woodrow Wilson's cabinet, Josephus Daniels was one of the most influential progressive politicians in the country, and as secretary of the navy during the First World War, he became one of the most important men in the world. Before that, Daniels revolutionized the newspaper industry in the South, forever changing the relationship between politics and the news media. Lee A. Craig, an expert on economic history, delves into Daniels's extensive archive to inform this nuanced and eminently readable biography, following Daniels's rise to power in North Carolina and chronicling his influence on twentieth-century politics.

Product details

• Authors: Lee Craig, Lee A Craig, Lee A. Craig
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2013
• EAN: 9781469606958
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-0695-8
• No. of pages: 592
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education