Mary McGrory: The Trailblazing Columnist Who Stood Washington on Its Head

by John Norris

Book Overview

A wildly entertaining biography of the trailblazing Washington columnist and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for commentary

Before there was Maureen Dowd or Gail Collins or Molly Ivins, there was Mary McGrory. She was a trailblazing columnist who achieved national syndication and reported from the front lines of American politics for five decades. From her first assignment reporting on the Army-McCarthy hearings to her Pulitzer-winning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143109812
• ISBN13: 9780143109815
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"