{"product_id":"the-lady-upstairs-dorothy-schiff-and-the-new-york-post-paperback","title":"The Lady Upstairs: Dorothy Schiff and the New York Post - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilyn Nissenson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lady Upstairs \u003c\/i\u003eis the dramatic story of Dorothy Schiff--liberal activist, society stalwart, and the most dynamic female newspaper publisher of her day. From 1939 until 1976 she owned and guided the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the United States. Dolly, as she was called, made the \u003ci\u003ePost \u003c\/i\u003eone of the most dedicated supporters of New Deal liberalism in the country, while simultaneously maintaining its distinct personality as a chatty, parochial, New York tabloid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfazed by political or personal controversy, Schiff backed editorial writers like James Wechsler and Max Lerner and reporters like Murray Kempton and Pete Hamill. Under her guidance the \u003ci\u003ePost \u003c\/i\u003ebroke the story of Richard Nixon's slush fund. It helped bring down such icons of the day as Joseph McCarthy, Walter Winchell, and Robert Moses. It supported the civil rights movement and opposed the Vietnam War. Although Dolly seldom appeared in the newsroom, she approved and commented on every major story and every minor column in the paper, until eventually selling it to Rupert Murdoch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDolly's private life could have been a staple of the \u003ci\u003ePost\u003c\/i\u003e's society gossip columns. Endlessly flirtatious, she married four times and had extramarital romances with, among others, Franklin Roosevelt and Max Beaverbrook. She was a friend of national politicians such as Adlai Stevenson, the Kennedys, Lyndon Johnson, and Nelson Rockefeller. Born into a staunchly Republican German-Jewish banking family, she used her inheritance to further causes of the political left. She used her charm and her social connections in the service of her paper, which was the center of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lady Upstairs \u003c\/i\u003eis the portrait of a unique life and a crucial era in American history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Nissenson\u003c\/b\u003e, a veteran journalist, moved to New York after college. She remembers reading \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003efor news coverage and Dolly Schiff's \u003ci\u003ePost \u003c\/i\u003efor everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 9.2 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467880513789,"sku":"9780312313111","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/OU9KSFVpOGtwWVRVZ1FManFleWJMdz09.webp?v=1777281291","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-lady-upstairs-dorothy-schiff-and-the-new-york-post-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}