Harold Evans vestigde zich als een vooraanstaand journalist en auteur, bekend om zijn boeiende historische verhalen. Zijn periode als hoofdredacteur van The Sunday Times markeerde een belangrijke periode, en hij bleef het literaire landschap beïnvloeden door diverse redactionele functies bij grote Amerikaanse uitgeverijen. Evans' schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door nauwgezet onderzoek en een meeslepende stijl die historische gebeurtenissen tot leven brengt voor de lezer. Hij wordt geprezen om zijn bijdragen aan de journalistiek en zijn inzichtelijke verhalen.
A study of photo-journalism, that offers a complete analysis of how photographs are taken, selected and edited for newspapers and magazines. It also features interviews with many celebrated photographers such as: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Snowdon, Bert Hardy, Bill Brandt, Don McCullin, and Eugene Smith.
An illustrated history of American innovators--some well known, some unknown, and all fascinating-- by the author of the bestselling The American Century.
Although most of this sprawling book is set in the 20th century, it begins on April 29, 1889, when Benjamin Harrison commemorated the first centennial of American government. This 11-year jump-start allows Harold Evans to write about the last major push to settle the Western territories, the gradual dwindling of Native American societies, the rise to prominence of William Jennings Bryan, and other quintessentially American moments of the 19th century. But make no mistake about it--The American Century is very much rooted in the modern world. Evans's tight, journalistic prose marks the significant events and personages in America's rise to superpower status and offers several educational surprises, such as a two-page spread on too-little-known naval historian Alfred Mahan, whose The Influence of Sea Power upon History shaped foreign policy in America and several European nations. His treatments of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s and the Watergate crisis are substantial highlights. Juxtapositions such as Ralph Nader and Rachel Carson or Jimmy Hoffa and Cesar Chavez make for a lively overview. The book essentially ends with the inauguration of George Bush in 1989, although brief mention is made to some of what has happened since then. Filled with photographs and contemporary editorial cartoons, The American Century is an excellent one-volume chronicle of a rather momentous 100 years.
True Stories of Vanished Times
In My Paper Chase, Harold Evans recounts the wild and wonderful tale of newspapering life, a story stretching from the 1930s to his service in WWII, through towns big and off the map, entailing clashes with Rupert Murdoch and crusades to use journalism to better the lives of those less fortunate
Focusing on the role of war correspondents from the Crimean War to the Second Gulf War, this book highlights the contributions of notable figures like Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling. Through their narratives, these writers served as the "eyes of history," capturing the essence of their times. The book features 90 full-color photographs, enhancing the storytelling and providing a vivid visual context to the experiences of these literary giants in the theater of war.
Focusing on the tumultuous events of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, this book highlights the work of Yannis Behrakis, a photographer dedicated to documenting significant historical moments. Through his lens, he captures the horrors of the Sierra Leone Civil War, the Arab Spring's fight for freedom, the struggles of Kurdish refugees during the Gulf War, and the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Behrakis emerges as a vital witness to history, showcasing the human experience amidst chaos and conflict.
A wise and entertaining guide to writing English the proper way, by one of the greatest newspaper editors of our time.
