{"product_id":"fighting-words-nancy-f-cott-9781541699335","title":"Fighting Words: The Bold American Journalists Who Brought the World Home Between the Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a Harvard historian, this riveting portrait of four trailblazing American journalists highlights the power of the press in the interwar period. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the fragile peace following the Great War, a surprising number of restless young Americans abandoned their homes and set out impulsively to see the changing world. In \u003ci\u003eFighting Words\u003c\/i\u003e, Nancy F. Cott follows four who pursued global news -- from contested Palestine to revolutionary China, from Stalin's Moscow to Hitler's Berlin. As foreign correspondents, they became players in international politics and shaped Americans' awareness of critical interwar crises, the spreading menace of European fascism, and the likelihood of a new war -- while living romantic and sexual lives as modern and as hazardous as their journalism. \u003cbr\u003eAn indelible portrayal of a tumultuous era with resonance for our own, \u003ci\u003eFighting Words \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading on the power of the press and the growth of an American sense of international responsibility.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy F. Cott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541699335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541699335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020","brand":"Nancy F. Cott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995756822783,"sku":"9781541699335","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42b3486e-2694-4b07-ac94-9aaf41761779.jpg?v=1683337666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fighting-words-nancy-f-cott-9781541699335","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}