A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place

A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place
Author :
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Total Pages : 257
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780820358185
ISBN-13 : 0820358185
Rating : 4/5 (185 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place by : Amy Paige Condon

Download or read book A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place written by Amy Paige Condon and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple answers." The late editor of the late Miami News, Bill Baggs, stamped these words on plain white postcards and sent them to readers who sent him hate mail—a frequent occurrence, as Baggs, a white editor of a prominent southern newspaper, championed unpopular ideas in his front-page columns, such as protecting the environment, desegregating public schools, and peace in Vietnam. Under his leadership, the Miami News earned three Pulitzer Prizes. For his stances, Baggs earned a bullet hole through his office window, police officers stationed outside his home, and a used Mercedes outfitted with a remote starter so that if it had been rigged with a bomb, it would blow up before he opened the door. Despite his causes and accomplishments, when Baggs died of pneumonia in 1969 at the age of forty-five, his story nearly died with him, and that would have been a travesty because Baggs still has so much to teach us about how to find the answers to those not-so-simple questions, like how to live in peace with one another? In this first biography of this influential editor, Amy Paige Condon retraces how an orphaned boy from rural Colquitt, Georgia, bore witness and impacted some of the twentieth century’s most earth-shifting events: World War II, the civil rights movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. With keen intellect and sparkling wit, Baggs seemed to be in the right place at the right time. From bombardier to reporter then accidental diplomat, Baggs used his daily column as a bully pulpit for social justice and wielded his pen like a scalpel to reveal the truth.


A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place Related Books

A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Amy Paige Condon
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-10-20 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple answers." The late editor of the late Miami News, Bill Baggs, stamped these words on plain white
A Nervous Man Shouldn't Be Here in the First Place
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Amy Paige Condon
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-09 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"This is not a simple life, my friend, and there are no simple answers." The late editor of the late Miami News, Bill Baggs, stamped these words on plain white
The Blade Man
Language: en
Pages: 149
Authors: Debra Purdy Kong
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-05-21 - Publisher: Debra Purdy Kong

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Who is the Blade Man and why has this mysterious loner been attacking Mainland Public Transport bus drivers? And who is trying to burn MPT down? The company’s
Congressional Record
Language: en
Pages: 1380
Authors: United States. Congress
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1969 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session.
A Little Life
Language: en
Pages: 833
Authors: Hanya Yanagihara
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-26 - Publisher: Vintage

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make fo