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1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 38 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Keith Szarabajka. |
| Summary |
A story that reads like The Godfather has been crossed with Citizen Kane. The Deeds of My Fathers is the riveting true story of two men, a father and a son, who each started with nothing and built an empire. Generoso Pope, Sr., an Italian immigrant, arrived in New York in 1906 with only pennies in his pocket. He got a job shoveling sand, but through his intelligence, natural leadership, ruthlessness, and ability to woo powerful politicians such as Jimmy Walker and Franklin Roosevelt, he worked his way up to become the biggest provider of cement, just as it was becoming the key building material for New York, vital to landmarks such as Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall. Gene Pope, Jr., was his father's choice to inherit and run the business, but Gene's mother and two brothers forced him out, and he found himself penniless and on his own. With a loan from his godfather, mobster Frank Costello, Gene bought the New York Enquirer. He renamed it the National Enquirer and focused on the paranormal, celebrities, and the hopes and fears of Americans. Gene forced the tabloid into the supermarkets and became a powerful media force, peaking with the seven million copies sold of the blockbuster exposé on the death of Elvis. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Pope, Generoso, 1891-1950.
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Pope, Generoso, 1927-1988.
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New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century.
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National enquirer (New York, N.Y. : 1957) -- History.
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Tabloid newspapers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Newspaper publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Szarabajka, Keith. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982471880 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982471883 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT10025494 |
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