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The editor of a small weekly newspaper in Fairbanks, Alaska, Gus Traynor is an independent spirit whose idealism has survived numerous tests. When big business interests threaten the breathtaking wilderness he cherishes, he joins forces with his best friend-an often self-serving developer-to take on the forces of progress. Soon, in his determination to preserve the dignity and heritage of his community, Gus is learning more than he has ever imagined...
2) The magnificent Medills: America's royal family of journalism during a century of turbulent splendor
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"[An] immensely entertaining book. . . . McKinney vividly re-creates the city's no-holds-barred newspaper culture." - Chicago Tribune
"Shifting smoothly from the life of one Medill, Patterson or McCormick to another, in the end she achieves a clear and comprehensive family biography, with all its complex interconnections." - New York Times Book Review
"A solid account of this family." - Washington Post
"Megan McKinney has written a knock-out...
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American Girl history mysteries volume 16
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In 1868, twelve-year-old Emma and her widowed mother move to a tiny mining town in Colorado Territory to start a newspaper, but someone is determined to scare them away.
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