Great News Photos and the Stories Behind ThemFrom the Crimean War to Jimmy Carter, here are the shots professional photojournalists still discuss. 140 great photos and the stories of how they were taken. Lindbergh, death of Oswald, first men on the moon, others. |
Contents
PREFACE | 9 |
THE GREAT FIRE ENGINE PICTURE | 22 |
THE FLOYD COLLINS LEGEND | 36 |
ST VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE | 48 |
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN? | 104 |
THE FUTURE | 118 |
THE SACRIFICIAL PROTEST OF QUANG DUC | 132 |
THE BOSTON FIRE ESCAPE TRAGEDY | 146 |
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