Overview
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 āadvancing on her back,ā trading sexual favors for scoops.
While the Herald Tribune exploited her feminine appealāregularly featuring the photogenic "girl reporter" on its front pagesāit was Maggieās 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 correspondenceāthe first granted to a woman for frontline reportingāwith the citation noting the unusual dangers and difficulties she faced because of her sex. A star reporter, she became part of the Kennedy brothersā Washington circle, though her personal alliances and politics provoked bitter feuds with male rivals, who vilified her until her untimely death.
Drawing on new and extensive research, including never-before-published correspondence and interviews with Maggieās colleagues, lovers, and soldiers and generals who knew her in the field, journalist and historian Jennet Conant restores Maggieās rightful place in history as a woman who paved the way for the next generation of journalists, and one of the greatest war correspondents of her time.
This book title, Fierce Ambition (The Life and Legend of War Correspondent Maggie Higgins), ISBN: 9781324086406, by Jennet Conant, published by W. W. Norton & Company (October 29, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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