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The Conscience of a City and a Nation: Paul Block Jr., the Toledo Blade, and the Shaping of Midcentury America
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ISBN13: 9781606355152
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Pages: 272
Language: English
The Conscience of a City and a Nation is the first
comprehensive biography of Paul Block Jr., son of a publishing giant who owned
newspapers across the United States. Block was passionate about studying
chemistry, which he studied at Columbia and Yale. However, following his
father's death, he stepped in to help run papers the Blocks owned in Pittsburgh
up-and-coming cities.
After working to gain respect from his colleagues at The Blade, Block became
well known for his commitment to unbiased journalism. This book traces his long
career--dispatches sent from a World War II battlefield, his work on the Toledo
Tomorrow project, and his advocacy for civil rights and social justice. During
a turbulent time in American history, Block was unafraid to champion causes he
believed in.
While Block was successful in business, he struggled with his role as a father and
husband. David M. Murray masterfully highlights these complexities of Block's
personal and professional life. Married several times, Block was the father of
three sons, who were often left with nannies as he worked late at the paper and
then alone in his home laboratory. At times, his relationships with the boys
were strained. Making use of archival materials--including Block's letters,
records, reports, clippings, and photographs--Murray traces Block's unlikely
trajectory and his philosophy about the role journalism should have in
influencing change at the local, national, and even global levels. Meticulously
researched and engagingly written, The Conscience of a City and a Nation is
an important biography about one of Ohio's most influential figures in the
twentieth century.
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