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The Wayward Commodore.

The article profiles publisher James Gordon Bennett. He has a reputation for being outrageous and irreverent. He was the publisher of the "New York Herald," the foremost American newspaper then. Bennett usually attracted trouble, scandal and controversy of all kinds. He never married but had relatio...

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Published in:American Heritage Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 41 - 50
Main Author: O'Connor, Richard
Format: Article
Published: AHMC Inc. Jun1974
Subjects:
Publishing
Author-publisher relations
Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918
Newspapers
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article profiles publisher James Gordon Bennett. He has a reputation for being outrageous and irreverent. He was the publisher of the "New York Herald," the foremost American newspaper then. Bennett usually attracted trouble, scandal and controversy of all kinds. He never married but had relationships with different women.