Background
Douglas, George Halsey was born on January 9, 1934 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Halsey M. and Harriet Elizabeth (Goldbach) Douglas.
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Education Without Impact: How Our Universities Fail the Young
(An indictment of today's universities contends that the a...)
An indictment of today's universities contends that the academy has become an alien and unresponsive place to students and that universities have become nothing more than training grounds for the country's workforce.
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The Golden Age of the Newspaper
( From the arrival of the penny papers in the 1830s to th...)
From the arrival of the penny papers in the 1830s to the coming of radio news around 1930, the American newspaper celebrated its Golden Age and years of greatest influence on society. Born in response to a thirst for news in large eastern cities such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, the mood of the modern metropolitan papers eventually spread throughout the nation. Douglas tells the story of the great innovators of the American press—men like Bennett, Greeley, Bryant, Dana, Pulitzer, Hearst, and Scripps. He details the development of the bond between newspapers and the citizens of a democratic republic and how the newspapers molded themselves into a distinctly American character to become an intimate part of daily life. Technological developments in papermaking, typesetting, and printing, as well as the growth of advertising, gradually made possible huge metropolitan dailies with circulations in the hundreds of thousands. Soon journalism became a way of life for a host of publishers, editors, and reporters, including the early presence of a significant number of women. Eventually, feature sections arose, including comics, sports, puzzles, cartoons, advice columns, and sections for women and children. The hometown daily gave way to larger and impersonal newspaper chains in the early twentieth century. This comprehensive and lively account tells the story of how newspapers have influenced public opinion and how public demand has in turn affected the presentation of the news.
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(The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting ) Author: George H. Douglas Mar-2002
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All Aboard! The Railroad in American Life
(Railroad History. All Aboard! relates. for the first time...)
Railroad History. All Aboard! relates. for the first time, a social history of the railroad. Author George Douglas examines how the railroad has shaped the lives of Americans and the communities they live-in, how it altered the daily rhythm of life and made Americans a mobile, restless, and energetic people. . .
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The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting (McFarland Classics) by Douglas, George H. (2001) Paperback
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The Golden Age of the Newspaper by Douglas, George H. (1999) Hardcover
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All Aboard!: The Railroad in American Life
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The Golden Age of the Newspaper (Hardback) - Common
(A history of the American newspaper during the century of...)
A history of the American newspaper during the century of its greatest influence on society. This work describes what gave the American newspaper its distinctive flavour, from the arrival of the penny papers in the 1830s to the advent of radio news around 1930.
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The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting (McFarland Classics)
(Precisely how and why radio developed as it did is a fasc...)
Precisely how and why radio developed as it did is a fascinating story, told with authority in this book. Of interest to both the specialist and the general reader, this history concentrates on the years between 1920 and 1930 in the United States when radio was rapidly growing and changing. It covers all important areas in the development of the radio industry: business, programming, regulation, finance, the manufacturing of radio sets and equipment, the development of technology, the rise of networks, and the flowering of radio as a medium of entertainment and news.
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Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America
(This history of skyscrapers examines how these tall build...)
This history of skyscrapers examines how these tall buildings affected the cityscape and the people who worked in, lived in, and visited them. Much of the focus is rightly on the architects who had the vision to design and build Americas skyscrapers, but attention is also given to the steelworkers who built them, the financiers who put up the money, and the daredevils who attempt to conquer them in some inexplicable pursuit of fame. The impact of the skyscraper on popular culture, particularly film and literature, is also explored.
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The Smart Magazines: 50 Years of Literary Revelry and High Jinks at Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, Life, Esquire, and the Smart Set
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(The Golden Age of the Newspaper ) Author: George H. Douglas Jul-1999
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All Aboard!: Railroad in American Life
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George Halsey Douglas
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts with honors in Philosophy, Lafayette College, 1956. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1968.
Career
Technology editor Bell Telephone Laboratories, Whippany, New Jersey, 1958—1959. Editor Agricultural Experimental Station University Illinois, Urbana, 1961—1966. Instructor department English Agricultural Experiment Station, University Illinois, 1966—1968, assistant professor English, 1968—1977, associate professor English, 1977—1988, professor English, since 1989.
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Education Without Impact: How Our Universities Fail the Young
(An indictment of today's universities contends that the a...)
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The Golden Age of the Newspaper
( From the arrival of the penny papers in the 1830s to th...)
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Skyscrapers: A Social History of the Very Tall Building in America
(This history of skyscrapers examines how these tall build...)
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The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting (McFarland Classics)
(Precisely how and why radio developed as it did is a fasc...)
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The Golden Age of the Newspaper (Hardback) - Common
(A history of the American newspaper during the century of...)
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All Aboard! The Railroad in American Life
(Railroad History. All Aboard! relates. for the first time...)
- Teaching Business Communication Two
- (The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting ) Author: George H. Douglas Mar-2002
- The Early Days of Radio Broadcasting (McFarland Classics) by Douglas, George H. (2001) Paperback
- The Golden Age of the Newspaper by Douglas, George H. (1999) Hardcover
- All Aboard!: The Railroad in American Life
- The Smart Magazines: 50 Years of Literary Revelry and High Jinks at Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, Life, Esquire, and the Smart Set
- (The Golden Age of the Newspaper ) Author: George H. Douglas Jul-1999
- All Aboard!: Railroad in American Life
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Education Without Impact: How Our Universities Fail the Young
Membership
Member Modern Language Association, American Studies Association, American Business Communications Association (editor journal business communications 1968-1980).
Connections
Married Rosalind Braun, June 19, 1961. 1 son, Philip.
