Tupelo man : the life and times of George McLean, a most peculiar newspaper publisher / Robert Blake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blake, Robert.

Series:

Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography

Willie Morris books in memoir and biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Publishers and publishing--Mississippi--Tupelo--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

Newspaper publishing--Mississippi--Tupelo--History--20th century.

Newspaper publishing.

McLean, George, 1904-1983.

McLean, George.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (331 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mississippi : University of Mississippi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. 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. In the Depression's depths, he was fired from a

Contents:

The train to Winona

Looking for work

"I find I cannot work for the other fellow"

A strike at the mill

The Memphis baby market

The war in Florida

Two successes and a flop

Satisfaction guaranteed

"Eight or nine, please"

Subversiveness in most all of its forms

Things to be done

A ripe area at the time

Listening to Mr. McLean

Good measure, pressed down

Once more around Highland Circle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-71615-1

1-62103-060-1

OCLC:

779740473