Tupelo Man: The Life and Times of George McLean, a Most Peculiar Newspaper Publisher (Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (963 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1617036285 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robert Dodge said Amazing life story of the positive power of creative intelligence combined with forceful determination.. An amazing life story that demonstrates what positive and creative determination can accomplish over a lifetime. One person, endowed with such creative intelligence, can make a difference. George's life exemplifies that truth and his efforts continue to flower. Faulkner identified the Snopes and their like. George changed their life. That is a tremendous accomplishment for both Mississippi men that will continue to resound throughout generations. Thanks to Robert Blake for his worthy effort.. "I expected to like this book because I'm from Tupelo" according to Nancy M. Duncan. I expected to like this book because I'm from Tupelo, the author's wife was a friend and classmate from kindergarten through high school, and my parents greatly admired Mr. McLean, as I did. I was not disappointed. It was a wonderful read--I learned so much about my hometown and several of the men who worked with Mr. McLean to make Tupelo such a special place. Being from Tupelo made it all the more interesting to me but I think anyone who likes to read about people who look at their surroundings and determine to make them better will enjoy thi. Review Linda An insightful look into the controversial life of one of North Mississippi's trailblazers. It was well written and left the reader to judge Mr. McLean.
(He is married to George McLean's daughter.) . Robert Blade, Jacksonville, Florida, worked almost twenty years as a journalist before becoming a professor of journalism at Florida State College at Jacksonville
Superbly written from the unique perspective of his son-in-law, this candid biography of George McLean ought to be required reading for every citizen who is looking for a model in fearless, incorruptible and visionary civic leadership. Robert Blade's beautifully written book offers an inspiring look at how McLean expressed his strong socialist views as editor of his small-town newspaper, the Tupelo Daily Journal. Ferris, author of Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues“Robert Blade’s fast paced, richly detailed biography of newspaper publisher George McLean reads like a good novel, sketching a deeply human portrait of a volatile visionary who believed that helping poor rural folk help themselves was his spiritual mission in life, and who put time, effort, and millions of dollars of his own money to the task. Anyone who has ever doubted that one individual can make a difference needs to read this long-overdue story of the Tupelo miracle man!
He didn't want a bigger slice of the pie for himself, he said; he wanted a bigger pie for all.But McLean (1904-1983) was far from a saint. They changed George McLean's.But not instantly. As vividly recounted in the first biography of this significant figure in Southern history, Tupelo Man: The Life and Times of a Most Peculiar Newspaper Publisher, McLean drifted through schools and jobs, always questioning authority, always searching for a way to put his restless vision into practical use. "I don't know why I was born with this chip on my shoulder," he told her. In 1924, George McLean, an Ole Miss sophomore and the spoiled son of a judge, attended a YMCA student mission conference whose free-thinking organizers aimed to change the world. His wife, whom he deeply loved in his prickly way, left him once and threatened to leave again. He prayed about his temper, with little result. In the Depression's depths, he was fired from a teaching job at what is now Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, over his socialist ideas and labor organizing work. In dirt-poor Northeast Mississi