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Book SynopsisNever Dull chronicles the author Robert Estabrook''s expansive journalistic career. During 25 years on The Washington Post spanning the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy eras, McCarthyism and the Vietnam War, Estabrook wrote editorials and visited 70 countries as a foreign correspondent. He covered world leaders from Khrushchev, De Gaulle, Adenauer, and Macmillan to Chiang Kai-shek, Nehru, and U Thant. In this telling work, Estabrook also divulges the perils and pleasures he experienced during his 34-year love affair with a country weekly in northwest Connecticut, The Lakeville Journal. The book ends with a critical look at journalism and the values that are endangered by the greed that threatens a once-noble profession.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Challenge Chapter 2 Starting Out in Cedar Rapids Chapter 3 Chapter III War Intrudes Chapter 4 The Army Experience Chapter 5 Joining the Washington Post Chapter 6 Truman, McCarthy and Eisenhower Chapter 7 Family Man Chapter 8 Editor of the Editorial Page Chapter 9 First Trip to Europe Chapter 10 Around the World Chapter 11 End of an Era Chapter 12 The Kennedy Chapter 13 Assignment in London Chapter 14 Portugal's Legacy in Angola Chapter 15 Britain and the Common Market Chapter 16 A view of the Soviet Union Chapter 17 Chief Foreign Correspondent Chapter 18 Go! Go! Go! Chapter 19 Balkan Adventure Chapter 20 Markarios and the Sheikh of Bahrain Chapter 21 With Krushchev in Scandinavia Chapter 22 Farewell to Europe Chapter 23 Washington and the Carribean Chapter 24 Change of Gears Chapter 25 Covering the United Nations Chapter 26 Canada, from Quebec to Tuktoyaktuk Chapter 27 Last Years on the Washington Post Chapter 28 Buying The Lakeville Journal Chapter 29 The Anatomy of a Country Weekly Chapter 30 A Learning Experience Chapter 31 Midstream Troubles Chapter 32 Dream or Nightmare? Chapter 33 The Peter Reilly Case Chapter 34 Building a Firm Base Chapter 35 Sweet Recognition Chapter 36 Selling The Lakeville Journal Chapter 37 Journalism in Retrospect
