Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst - The Rise and Fall of the Real Citizen Kane - Softcover

'A terrific new biography.' Jeremy Paxman Start the Week [QUOTE TO BE PLACEDD ON FRONT COVER] 'Definitive account of one of the more contradictory careers of power-broking.' Anthony Howard, SUNDAY TIMES LEAD REVIEW 'Excellent... Gripping, elegant and detailed.' Gaby Wood, OBSERVER 'I thought I knew everything there was to know about,Randolph Hearst.' Roy Greenslade, GUARDIAN 'A bravura biography, bristling with insights... a joy to read.' Christopher Silvester, FINANCIAL TIMES 'The most comprehensive and revealing account yet of a paradoxical man.' Michael Carlson DAILY TELEGRAPH 'This admirable life of Hearst' Paul Johnson, THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'An impressively researched and notably well-written biography.' Nicholas Coleridge, MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A rich study... It is hard to imagine a more definitive account of the real Citizen Kane.' Roger Lewis, SATURDAY EXPRESS 'Subtle... impeccable scholarship...clears away the clutter.' Hugh Brogan, SPECTATOR

William Randolph Hearst (1862-1951) built the world's first media conglomerate and became the inspiration for Orson Welles' epic film, "Citizen Kane". Based on previously unavailable sources, including Hearst's private papers and dealings he had with Hitler, Mussolini and Churchill, this biography gives a full-bodied account of an often contradictory mogul's activities as newspaper publisher, movie producer, politician, husband and lover.