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#422 Joseph Pulitzer

What I learned from reading Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power by James McGrath Morris. Made possible by: Ramp: ⁠https://ramp.com⁠ Applovin: ⁠https://www.applovin.com/⁠ Vanta: ⁠https://vanta.com/founders

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  1. Why Did Joseph Pulitzer Fear He Was Dying? at 1:58

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says the deaths in Joseph Pulitzer's family left him obsessed with his health until the end of his life. Full answer

  2. Why Did Joseph Pulitzer Shoot a Lobbyist? at 13:55

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says Joseph Pulitzer fired on the lobbyist Augustine in a bar after each man called the other a liar and Augustine… Full answer

  3. How Did Joseph Pulitzer Turn $5,000 Into $30,000? at 18:45

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says Joseph Pulitzer borrowed about $5,000 to buy into a St. Full answer

  4. What Was James J. Hill's Railroad Advantage? at 22:52

    David Senra says James J. Hill's advantage was that he understood the railroad as an operating business, not as a financial instrument. James J. Full answer

  5. How Did Joseph Pulitzer Buy a St. Louis Newspaper for $2,500? at 26:05

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says Joseph Pulitzer bought a St. Full answer

  6. Why Did Evening Newspapers Outsell Morning Papers? at 31:39

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says evening newspapers outsold morning ones within a few years because the telegraph and faster printing presses… Full answer

  7. How Did Joseph Pulitzer Buy the New York World? at 36:35

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World by going nearly $500,000 into debt for a paper that had never made a… Full answer

  8. Why Did Joseph Pulitzer Raise Money for the Statue of Liberty? at 42:46

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says Joseph Pulitzer raised the money for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal in the New York World, and the campaign… Full answer

  9. Why Did Joseph Pulitzer Buy the Hotel That Kicked Him Out? at 49:17

    David Senra, reading James McGrath Morris, says Joseph Pulitzer bought the hotel that used to kick him out of the lobby when he was homeless. He slept outside. Full answer

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