Privileged Son - Otis Chandler And The Rise And Fall Of The L.A. Times Dynasty (Paperback, Revised)

This is an account of the media family that created and cashed in on the Los Angeles Times. It tells how a second-rate newspaper rose to national greatness, only to become a casualty of war - a civil war within the family that owned it. It spans the American century, from 1884, when the Chandler family gained control of the just-born daily, through April 2000, when they sold it to the Tribune Company. Above all, Privileged Son chronicles the life of Otis Chandler, the Times' chief architect after 1960, whose flamboyant exploits in and out of the publisher's suite changed the perspective of the newspaper, and Los Angeles, forever. Using scores of insider sources, Dennis McDougal, the author of The Last Mogul includes accounts of political graft and early mob connections among one of L.A.'s most prominent families. The Chandlers, who helped establish the national careers of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and several other major political figures, controlled Los Angeles and the Times Mirror Corporation with a capriciousness that is seldom seen.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2002
First published:	June 2002
Authors:	Dennis McDougal
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	528
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-81161-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-306-81161-8
Barcode:	9780306811616

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