{"product_id":"book-ebkm","title":"The Chief","description":"William Randolph Hearst, known to his staff as the Chief, was a brilliant business strategist and a man of prodigious appetites. By the 1930s, he controlled the largest publishing empire in the United States, including twenty-eight newspapers, the Cosmopolitan Picture Studio, radio stations, and thirteen magazines. He quickly learned how to use this media stronghold to achieve unprecedented political power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe son of a gold miner, Hearst underwent a public metamorphosis from Harvard dropout to political kingmaker; from outspoken populist to opponent of the New Deal; and from citizen to congressman. In \u003ci\u003eThe Chief\u003c\/i\u003e, David Nasaw presents an intimate portrait of the man famously characterized in the classic film \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith unprecedented access to Hearst's personal and business papers, Nasaw details Heart's relationship with his wife Millicent and his romance with Marion Davies; his interactions with Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill, and every American president from Grover Cleveland to Franklin Roosevelt; and his acquaintance with movie giants such as Louis B. Mayer, Jack Warner, and Irving Thalberg. An \"absorbing, sympathetic portrait of an American original,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Chief\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the private life of a very public man (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49368271782192,"sku":"BDebkm","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49368271814960,"sku":"ZEebkm","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49368271847728,"sku":"ZMebkm","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ebkm-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779263094","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ebkm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}