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02904aam a2200409 i 4500 001 943EE61C794811EE8DD2691B42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231102012453 008 230726s2023 nyua 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0393882128 020 $a 9780393882124 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1402781231 040 $a CNWPU $b eng $c CNWPU $e rda $d HBP $d SILO 082 04 $a 070.4/33/092 $2 23 100 1 $a Conant, Jennet, $e author. 245 10 $a Fierce ambition : $b the life and legend of war correspondent Maggie Higgins / $c Jennet Conant. 250 $a First edition 260 $a New York, NY : $b W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., $c 2023. 300 $a 396 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Marguerite Higgins was both the scourge and envy of the journalistic world. A longtime reporter for the New York Herald Tribune, she first catapulted to fame with her dramatic account of the liberation of Dachau at the end of World War II. Brash, beautiful, ruthlessly competitive, and sexually adventurous, she forced her way to the front despite being told the combat zone was no place for a woman. Her headline-making exploits earned her a reputation for bravery bordering on recklessness and accusations of âadvancing on her back,â trading sexual favors for scoops. While the Herald Tribune exploited her feminine appeal regularly featuring the photogenic "girl reporter" on its front pageit was Maggie's dogged determination, talent for breaking news, and unwavering ambition that brought her success from one war zone to another. Her notoriety soared during the Cold War, and her daring dispatches from Korea garnered a Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence--the first granted to a woman for frontline reporting--with the citation noting the unusual dangers and difficulties she faced because of her sex. A star reporter, she became part of the Kennedy brothers' Washington circle, though her personal alliances and politics provoked bitter feuds with male rivals, who vilified her until her untimely death."--Amazon. 600 10 $a Higgins, Marguerite. 650 0 $a Women war correspondents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Foreign correspondents $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Korean War, 1950-1953 $x Journalists $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women journalists $z United States $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 8 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240717023650.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710064614.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240619010442.0 952 $l CQPE926 $d 20240404010528.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20231202011940.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20231114010454.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20231103011116.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20231102013551.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=943EE61C794811EE8DD2691B42ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search