{"product_id":"the-polish-hearst-anna-d-jaroszynska-kirchmann-9780252039096","title":"The Polish Hearst: Ameryka-Echo and the Public Role of the Immigrant Press","description":"Arriving in the U.S. in 1883, Antoni A. Paryski climbed from typesetter to newspaper publisher in Toledo, Ohio. His weekly \u003ci\u003eAmeryka-Echo\u003c\/i\u003e became a defining publication in the international Polish diaspora and its much-read letters section a public sphere for immigrants to come together as a community to discuss issues in their own language. \u003cp\u003eAnna D. Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann mines seven decades' worth of thoughts expressed by \u003ci\u003eAmeryka-Echo\u003c\/i\u003e readers to chronicle the ethnic press's role in the immigrant experience. Open and unedited debate harkened back to homegrown journalistic traditions, and Jaroszyńska-Kirchmann opens up the nuances of an editorial philosophy that cultivated readers as content creators. As she shows, ethnic publications in the process forged immigrant social networks and pushed notions of education and self-improvement throughout Polonia. Paryski, meanwhile, built a publishing empire that earned him the nickname \"\"The Polish Hearst.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed and incisive, The Polish Hearst opens the door on the long-overlooked world of ethnic publishing and the amazing life of one of its towering figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252039092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252039096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.22w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015","brand":"Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064802291967,"sku":"9780252039096","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55f43a7d-8642-42c3-bd3b-a75a96ec8149.jpg?v=1768671124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-polish-hearst-anna-d-jaroszynska-kirchmann-9780252039096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}