It Wasn't Pretty, Folks, but Didn't We Have Fun?: Esquire in the Sixties
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (982 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393037924 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 335 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Immense talent poured through the pages of Hayes's Esquire-Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese, Diane Arbus, Garry Wills, Michael Herr, Raymond Carver, John Sack and more. Carol Polsgrove takes us behind the scenes in what Molly Ivins has called "a wonderful book.". A rollicking ride through the Sixties with legendary editor Harold Hayes and the writers and photographers he sent out to record America in uproar
From Library Journal Popular culture has become a popular subject for books by academics. Hugh Merrill's book Esky: The Early Years at Esquire (LJ 5/1/95) gives a picture of the Esquire of the 1930s and 1940s; this book concentrates on the 1960s, when Harold Hayes was editor. . This would be a useful complement to Merrill's book in popular culture or journalism collections.?Rebecca Wondriska, Trinity Coll. Lib., Hartford, Ct.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Polsgrove, who had access to the letters of Hayes, here includes a list of sources and copious notes on each chapter. Polsgrove (journalism, Indiana Univ.) here writes about a publication that has had marked influence on our times: Esquire magazine. It was a time when Norman Mailer, Trum
"A great book for writers and editors" according to Cecil Bothwell. I'm torn between a four star and five star rating. If you are a writer and editor like me, you will definitely love this look behind the curtains at a major mag during its golden era. Super juicy if you know the territory. Otherwise, a nice enough read, but probably not your ticket.. Jason Mojica said The book I've been looking for, finally. After trying to find any book that could give me an in-depth look at what it's like to edit a great magazine, I finally found this. I can't reccomend this book to everyone, but if you LOVE magazines, or are just a fan of 60s Esquire, you'll be very happy with this book.. History of the New Journalism era by and about those who made it. Bruce M. Kerner Esquire was the magazine for the epoch known as the 60s. This book tells the story behind the scenes of how and why it was so vibrant and unique; the people who were there tell the tale.