{"product_id":"personal-history-a-memoir-9780375701047","title":"Personal History: A Memoir by Graham, Katharine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e- PULTIZER PRIZE WINNER \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e captivating inside story of the woman who helmed the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e during one of the most turbulent periods in the history of American media: the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this widely acclaimed memoir (\"Riveting, moving...a wonderful book\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review), \u003c\/i\u003eKatharine Graham tells her story--one that is extraordinary both for the events it encompasses and for the courage, candor, and dignity of its telling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here is the awkward child who grew up amid material wealth and emotional isolation; the young bride who watched her brilliant, charismatic husband--a confidant to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson--plunge into the mental illness that would culminate in his suicide. And here is the widow who shook off her grief and insecurity to take on a president and a pressman's union as she entered the profane boys' club of the newspaper business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As timely now as ever, \u003ci\u003ePersonal History\u003c\/i\u003e is an exemplary record of our history and of the woman who played such a shaping role within them, discovering her own strength and sense of self as she confronted--and mastered--the personal and professional crises of her fascinating life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katharine Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.22w x 1.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375701047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/19\/1998 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 1132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Graham is fondly remembered as the powerful, longtime publisher of the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45218608480409,"sku":"9780375701047","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_96bdc557-a8a5-48ef-9f11-781d88bea4de.jpg?v=1741986629","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/personal-history-a-memoir-9780375701047","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}