The Fall of the House of Medill

October 15, 2011 | 2 books mentioned

Megan McKinney’s Magnificent Medills and Amanda Smith’s Newspaper Titan chronicle the escapades of Joseph Medill and the power and zaniness of his prominent press family.

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